Standings
1956
League
| American League | W | L | PCT | GB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | 57 | .630 | - | 5-5 | L2 | 857 | 631 | +226 | 98-56 | 49-28 | 48-29 | 49-39 | |
| 88 | 66 | .571 | 9.0 | 7-3 | L2 | 712 | 581 | +131 | 91-63 | 46-31 | 42-35 | 37-51 | |
| 85 | 69 | .552 | 12.0 | 4-6 | L1 | 776 | 634 | +142 | 91-63 | 46-31 | 39-38 | 45-43 | |
| 84 | 70 | .545 | 13.0 | 5-5 | W2 | 780 | 751 | +29 | 80-74 | 43-34 | 41-36 | 47-41 | |
| 82 | 72 | .532 | 15.0 | 6-4 | W2 | 789 | 699 | +90 | 85-69 | 37-40 | 45-32 | 42-46 | |
| 69 | 85 | .448 | 28.0 | 7-3 | W2 | 571 | 705 | -134 | 62-92 | 41-36 | 28-49 | 42-68 | |
| 59 | 95 | .383 | 38.0 | 1-9 | L2 | 652 | 924 | -272 | 53-101 | 32-45 | 27-50 | 39-71 | |
| 52 | 102 | .338 | 45.0 | 4-6 | W1 | 619 | 831 | -212 | 57-97 | 22-55 | 30-47 | 33-77 | |
National League | W | L | PCT | GB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
| 93 | 61 | .604 | - | 6-4 | W3 | 720 | 601 | +119 | 90-64 | 52-25 | 41-36 | 21-23 | |
| 92 | 62 | .597 | 1.0 | 6-4 | W1 | 709 | 569 | +140 | 92-62 | 47-29 | 45-33 | 25-19 | |
| 91 | 63 | .591 | 2.0 | 8-2 | W2 | 775 | 658 | +117 | 88-66 | 51-26 | 40-37 | 20-24 | |
| 76 | 78 | .494 | 17.0 | 3-7 | L1 | 678 | 698 | -20 | 75-79 | 43-34 | 33-44 | 24-42 | |
| 71 | 83 | .461 | 22.0 | 3-7 | W1 | 668 | 738 | -70 | 70-84 | 40-37 | 31-46 | 32-34 | |
| 67 | 87 | .435 | 26.0 | 8-2 | L1 | 540 | 650 | -110 | 64-90 | 37-40 | 30-47 | 21-45 | |
| 66 | 88 | .429 | 27.0 | 4-6 | L4 | 588 | 653 | -65 | 70-84 | 35-43 | 31-45 | 22-44 | |
| 60 | 94 | .390 | 33.0 | 3-7 | L2 | 597 | 708 | -111 | 65-89 | 39-38 | 21-56 | 21-45 |
Clinch Indicators
- yClinched Division
April 22
Cincinnati Redlegs 1 at Chicago Cubs 1
May 6
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Chicago Cubs 6
June 13
Cleveland Indians 8 at Boston Red Sox 8
June 26
Washington Senators 2 at Detroit Tigers 2
July 18
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 1
August 12
St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Chicago Cubs 0
August 30
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Milwaukee Braves 1
Tie games do not count towards standings calculations.