1956 NATIONAL LEAGUE REVIEW
Level: MLB
An organized section of a full season review with standings, team totals, leaderboards, player registers and much more.
YEAR IN REVIEW
| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Brooklyn Dodgers ** | 93 | 61 | .604 | -- | 720 | 601 | Walter Alston | Ebbets Field | 1,213,562 | $0 | Duke Snider (1) | Don Newcombe (1) | Lost World Series (Yankees) |
| 2 | Milwaukee Braves | 92 | 62 | .597 | 1.0 | 709 | 569 | Fred Haney, Charlie Grimm | County Stadium | 2,046,331 | $0 | Hank Aaron (3) | Warren Spahn (2) | |
| 3 | Cincinnati Reds | 91 | 63 | .591 | 2.0 | 775 | 658 | Birdie Tebbetts | Crosley Field | 1,125,928 | $0 | Frank Robinson (5) | Brooks Lawrence (14) | |
| 4 | St. Louis Cardinals | 76 | 78 | .494 | 17.0 | 678 | 698 | Fred Hutchinson | Sportsman's Park | 1,029,773 | $0 | Stan Musial (2) | Harvey Haddix (7) | |
| 5 | Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 83 | .461 | 22.0 | 668 | 738 | Mayo Smith | Connie Mack Stadium | 934,798 | $0 | Richie Ashburn (6) | Robin Roberts (6) | |
| 6 | New York Giants | 67 | 87 | .435 | 26.0 | 540 | 650 | Bill Rigney | Polo Grounds | 629,179 | $0 | Willie Mays (4) | Johnny Antonelli (3) | |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 66 | 88 | .429 | 27.0 | 588 | 653 | Bobby Bragan | Forbes Field | 949,878 | $0 | Bill Virdon (18) | Bob Friend (4) | |
| 8 | Chicago Cubs | 60 | 94 | .390 | 33.0 | 597 | 708 | Stan Hack | Wrigley Field | 720,118 | $0 | Ernie Banks (14) | Bob Rush (11) |
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