1956 Cleveland Indians Game-by-Game Results

American League (AL)
Team Record: 88-66
Finished 2nd in the AL
Attendance: 851,948, Avg. 13,107
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium
Manager: Al Lopez (88-66)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1956 Cleveland Indians Statistics
1956 Cleveland Indians Roster

The Cleveland Indians of the American League ended the 1956 season with a record of 88 wins and 66 losses, finishing second in the AL.

The Indians led the league with just 581 runs allowed. Cleveland scored 712 runs. Vic Wertz walloped 32 home runs for the squad, while Al Rosen, Al Smith and Rocky Colavito each swatted 20 or more also. Vic Wertz recorded 106 runs batted in. Al Smith topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .274. Early Wynn, Bob Lemon and Herb Score paced the squad with 20 wins each, and Herb Score recorded a 2.53 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Al Lopez coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 700
Regular Season Runs Against: 570

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 17, 1956 Cleveland Indians 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
April 19, 1956 Cleveland Indians 0 at Chicago White Sox 1 L 0-0 0-2 0-2
April 20, 1956 Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 1-0 0-2 1-2
April 21, 1956 Detroit Tigers 7 at Cleveland Indians 6 L 1-1 0-2 1-3
April 22, 1956 Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Indians 5 W 2-1 0-2 2-3
April 22, 1956 Detroit Tigers 6 at Cleveland Indians 4 L 2-2 0-2 2-4
April 25, 1956 Cleveland Indians 5 at Kansas City Athletics 2 W 2-2 1-2 3-4
April 26, 1956 Cleveland Indians 14 at Kansas City Athletics 2 W 2-2 2-2 4-4
April 27, 1956 Cleveland Indians 4 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 2-2 3-2 5-4
April 29, 1956 Cleveland Indians 0 at Detroit Tigers 1 L 2-2 3-3 5-5
April 29, 1956 Cleveland Indians 8 at Detroit Tigers 4 W 2-2 4-3 6-5
May 1, 1956 Cleveland Indians 3 at Washington Senators 2 W 2-2 5-3 7-5
May 3, 1956 Cleveland Indians 7 at Baltimore Orioles 1 W 2-2 6-3 8-5
May 4, 1956 Cleveland Indians 3 at Baltimore Orioles 4 L 2-2 6-4 8-6
May 5, 1956 Cleveland Indians 2 at Baltimore Orioles 1 W 2-2 7-4 9-6
May 7, 1956 Cleveland Indians 1 at Boston Red Sox 5 L 2-2 7-5 9-7
May 8, 1956 Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 4 L 2-2 7-6 9-8
May 9, 1956 Cleveland Indians 6 at New York Yankees 5 W 2-2 8-6 10-8
May 10, 1956 Cleveland Indians 7 at New York Yankees 2 W 2-2 9-6 11-8
May 11, 1956 Kansas City Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 3-2 9-6 12-8
May 12, 1956 Kansas City Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 5 W 4-2 9-6 13-8
May 13, 1956 Kansas City Athletics 4 at Cleveland Indians 9 W 5-2 9-6 14-8
May 13, 1956 Kansas City Athletics 5 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 5-3 9-6 14-9
May 14, 1956 New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 6-3 9-6 15-9
May 16, 1956 New York Yankees 4 at Cleveland Indians 1 L 6-4 9-6 15-10
May 18, 1956 Washington Senators 5 at Cleveland Indians 4 L 6-5 9-6 15-11
May 19, 1956 Washington Senators 1 at Cleveland Indians 5 W 7-5 9-6 16-11
May 20, 1956 Baltimore Orioles 1 at Cleveland Indians 5 W 8-5 9-6 17-11
May 20, 1956 Baltimore Orioles 1 at Cleveland Indians 6 W 9-5 9-6 18-11
May 22, 1956 Boston Red Sox 5 at Cleveland Indians 3 L 9-6 9-6 18-12
May 23, 1956 Boston Red Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 6 W 10-6 9-6 19-12
May 25, 1956 Cleveland Indians 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 L 10-6 9-7 19-13
May 27, 1956 Cleveland Indians 4 at Chicago White Sox 2 W 10-6 10-7 20-13
May 27, 1956 Cleveland Indians 4 at Chicago White Sox 5 L 10-6 10-8 20-14
May 28, 1956 Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 L 10-7 10-8 20-15
May 30, 1956 Chicago White Sox 9 at Cleveland Indians 8 L 10-8 10-8 20-16
May 30, 1956 Chicago White Sox 6 at Cleveland Indians 3 L 10-9 10-8 20-17
June 1, 1956 Cleveland Indians 3 at Washington Senators 5 L 10-9 10-9 20-18
June 2, 1956 Cleveland Indians 15 at Washington Senators 0 W 10-9 11-9 21-18
June 3, 1956 Cleveland Indians 1 at Washington Senators 7 L 10-9 11-10 21-19
June 3, 1956 Cleveland Indians 8 at Washington Senators 4 W 10-9 12-10 22-19
June 4, 1956 Cleveland Indians 7 at Washington Senators 0 W 10-9 13-10 23-19
June 5, 1956 Cleveland Indians 8 at Baltimore Orioles 3 W 10-9 14-10 24-19
June 6, 1956 Cleveland Indians 5 at Baltimore Orioles 1 W 10-9 15-10 25-19
June 7, 1956 Cleveland Indians 2 at Baltimore Orioles 5 L 10-9 15-11 25-20
June 8, 1956 Cleveland Indians 9 at New York Yankees 0 W 10-9 16-11 26-20
June 9, 1956 Cleveland Indians 15 at New York Yankees 8 W 10-9 17-11 27-20
June 10, 1956 Cleveland Indians 0 at New York Yankees 6 L 10-9 17-12 27-21
June 11, 1956 Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 1 W 10-9 18-12 28-21
June 11, 1956 Cleveland Indians 1 at Boston Red Sox 5 L 10-9 18-13 28-22
June 12, 1956 Cleveland Indians 7 at Boston Red Sox 9 L 10-9 18-14 28-23
June 14, 1956 Cleveland Indians 9 at Boston Red Sox 10 L 10-9 18-15 28-24
June 15, 1956 New York Yankees 6 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 10-10 18-15 28-25
June 16, 1956 New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 L 10-11 18-15 28-26
June 17, 1956 New York Yankees 9 at Cleveland Indians 4 L 10-12 18-15 28-27
June 19, 1956 Boston Red Sox 7 at Cleveland Indians 9 W 11-12 18-15 29-27
June 20, 1956 Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 W 12-12 18-15 30-27
June 21, 1956 Boston Red Sox 0 at Cleveland Indians 5 W 13-12 18-15 31-27
June 22, 1956 Washington Senators 0 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 14-12 18-15 32-27
June 23, 1956 Washington Senators 8 at Cleveland Indians 9 W 15-12 18-15 33-27
June 24, 1956 Washington Senators 2 at Cleveland Indians 7 W 16-12 18-15 34-27
June 26, 1956 Baltimore Orioles 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 17-12 18-15 35-27
June 27, 1956 Baltimore Orioles 11 at Cleveland Indians 12 W 18-12 18-15 36-27
June 29, 1956 Chicago White Sox 13 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 18-13 18-15 36-28
June 29, 1956 Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 5 W 19-13 18-15 37-28
June 30, 1956 Chicago White Sox 8 at Cleveland Indians 3 L 19-14 18-15 37-29
July 1, 1956 Chicago White Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 6 W 20-14 18-15 38-29
July 1, 1956 Chicago White Sox 6 at Cleveland Indians 7 W 21-14 18-15 39-29
July 3, 1956 Kansas City Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 9 W 22-14 18-15 40-29
July 4, 1956 Cleveland Indians 3 at Detroit Tigers 1 W 22-14 19-15 41-29
July 4, 1956 Cleveland Indians 6 at Detroit Tigers 4 W 22-14 20-15 42-29
July 5, 1956 Cleveland Indians 7 at Detroit Tigers 13 L 22-14 20-16 42-30
July 6, 1956 Cleveland Indians 4 at Kansas City Athletics 2 W 22-14 21-16 43-30
July 7, 1956 Cleveland Indians 2 at Kansas City Athletics 5 L 22-14 21-17 43-31
July 8, 1956 Cleveland Indians 17 at Kansas City Athletics 3 W 22-14 22-17 44-31
July 12, 1956 Cleveland Indians 5 at New York Yankees 9 L 22-14 22-18 44-32
July 13, 1956 Cleveland Indians 4 at New York Yankees 5 L 22-14 22-19 44-33
July 13, 1956 Cleveland Indians 0 at New York Yankees 10 L 22-14 22-20 44-34
July 15, 1956 Cleveland Indians 1 at Boston Red Sox 3 L 22-14 22-21 44-35
July 15, 1956 Cleveland Indians 10 at Boston Red Sox 7 W 22-14 23-21 45-35
July 16, 1956 Cleveland Indians 7 at Boston Red Sox 3 W 22-14 24-21 46-35
July 18, 1956 Cleveland Indians 11 at Washington Senators 1 W 22-14 25-21 47-35
July 18, 1956 Cleveland Indians 5 at Washington Senators 7 L 22-14 25-22 47-36
July 19, 1956 Cleveland Indians 4 at Washington Senators 5 L 22-14 25-23 47-37
July 21, 1956 Cleveland Indians 4 at Baltimore Orioles 3 W 22-14 26-23 48-37
July 22, 1956 Cleveland Indians 8 at Baltimore Orioles 0 W 22-14 27-23 49-37
July 24, 1956 Washington Senators 0 at Cleveland Indians 11 W 23-14 27-23 50-37
July 25, 1956 Washington Senators 3 at Cleveland Indians 11 W 24-14 27-23 51-37
July 26, 1956 Washington Senators 0 at Cleveland Indians 1 W 25-14 27-23 52-37
July 27, 1956 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 26-14 27-23 53-37
July 28, 1956 Baltimore Orioles 8 at Cleveland Indians 6 L 26-15 27-23 53-38
July 29, 1956 Baltimore Orioles 0 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 27-15 27-23 54-38
July 29, 1956 Baltimore Orioles 0 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 28-15 27-23 55-38
July 30, 1956 New York Yankees 13 at Cleveland Indians 6 L 28-16 27-23 55-39
July 31, 1956 New York Yankees 0 at Cleveland Indians 5 W 29-16 27-23 56-39
August 1, 1956 New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Indians 5 W 30-16 27-23 57-39
August 2, 1956 New York Yankees 0 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 31-16 27-23 58-39
August 3, 1956 Boston Red Sox 7 at Cleveland Indians 1 L 31-17 27-23 58-40
August 4, 1956 Boston Red Sox 6 at Cleveland Indians 5 L 31-18 27-23 58-41
August 5, 1956 Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 L 31-19 27-23 58-42
August 6, 1956 Cleveland Indians 0 at Detroit Tigers 9 L 31-19 27-24 58-43
August 7, 1956 Cleveland Indians 5 at Detroit Tigers 2 W 31-19 28-24 59-43
August 8, 1956 Cleveland Indians 6 at Chicago White Sox 7 L 31-19 28-25 59-44
August 9, 1956 Cleveland Indians 2 at Chicago White Sox 9 L 31-19 28-26 59-45
August 10, 1956 Cleveland Indians 11 at Kansas City Athletics 0 W 31-19 29-26 60-45
August 11, 1956 Cleveland Indians 8 at Kansas City Athletics 5 W 31-19 30-26 61-45
August 12, 1956 Cleveland Indians 6 at Kansas City Athletics 3 W 31-19 31-26 62-45
August 14, 1956 Detroit Tigers 6 at Cleveland Indians 4 L 31-20 31-26 62-46
August 15, 1956 Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Indians 0 L 31-21 31-26 62-47
August 16, 1956 Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 W 32-21 31-26 63-47
August 17, 1956 Kansas City Athletics 9 at Cleveland Indians 3 L 32-22 31-26 63-48
August 18, 1956 Kansas City Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 8 W 33-22 31-26 64-48
August 19, 1956 Kansas City Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 W 34-22 31-26 65-48
August 19, 1956 Kansas City Athletics 2 at Cleveland Indians 5 W 35-22 31-26 66-48
August 21, 1956 Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 0 W 35-22 32-26 67-48
August 22, 1956 Cleveland Indians 2 at New York Yankees 3 L 35-22 32-27 67-49
August 23, 1956 Cleveland Indians 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 L 35-22 32-28 67-50
August 24, 1956 Cleveland Indians 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 W 35-22 33-28 68-50
August 25, 1956 Cleveland Indians 6 at Boston Red Sox 9 L 35-22 33-29 68-51
August 26, 1956 Cleveland Indians 4 at Washington Senators 1 W 35-22 34-29 69-51
August 27, 1956 Cleveland Indians 5 at Washington Senators 2 W 35-22 35-29 70-51
August 28, 1956 Cleveland Indians 0 at Baltimore Orioles 1 L 35-22 35-30 70-52
August 29, 1956 Cleveland Indians 3 at Baltimore Orioles 2 W 35-22 36-30 71-52
August 31, 1956 Cleveland Indians 3 at Chicago White Sox 2 W 35-22 37-30 72-52
August 31, 1956 Cleveland Indians 0 at Chicago White Sox 1 L 35-22 37-31 72-53
September 1, 1956 Cleveland Indians 5 at Chicago White Sox 1 W 35-22 38-31 73-53
September 2, 1956 Cleveland Indians 3 at Chicago White Sox 4 L 35-22 38-32 73-54
September 3, 1956 Cleveland Indians 2 at Kansas City Athletics 5 L 35-22 38-33 73-55
September 3, 1956 Cleveland Indians 2 at Kansas City Athletics 1 W 35-22 39-33 74-55
September 4, 1956 Cleveland Indians 2 at Kansas City Athletics 5 L 35-22 39-34 74-56
September 7, 1956 Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 L 35-23 39-34 74-57
September 8, 1956 Chicago White Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 35-24 39-34 74-58
September 9, 1956 Chicago White Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 36-24 39-34 75-58
September 9, 1956 Chicago White Sox 6 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 36-25 39-34 75-59
September 11, 1956 Baltimore Orioles 1 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 37-25 39-34 76-59
September 12, 1956 Baltimore Orioles 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 W 38-25 39-34 77-59
September 13, 1956 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Cleveland Indians 1 L 38-26 39-34 77-60
September 14, 1956 Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 L 38-27 39-34 77-61
September 14, 1956 Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 10 W 39-27 39-34 78-61
September 15, 1956 Boston Red Sox 5 at Cleveland Indians 3 L 39-28 39-34 78-62
September 16, 1956 New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 40-28 39-34 79-62
September 16, 1956 New York Yankees 10 at Cleveland Indians 3 L 40-29 39-34 79-63
September 18, 1956 Washington Senators 0 at Cleveland Indians 1 W 41-29 39-34 80-63
September 18, 1956 Washington Senators 0 at Cleveland Indians 6 W 42-29 39-34 81-63
September 19, 1956 Washington Senators 0 at Cleveland Indians 6 W 43-29 39-34 82-63
September 21, 1956 Cleveland Indians 5 at Detroit Tigers 1 W 43-29 40-34 83-63
September 22, 1956 Cleveland Indians 5 at Detroit Tigers 1 W 43-29 41-34 84-63
September 23, 1956 Cleveland Indians 1 at Detroit Tigers 11 L 43-29 41-35 84-64
September 25, 1956 Kansas City Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 44-29 41-35 85-64
September 26, 1956 Kansas City Athletics 4 at Cleveland Indians 8 W 45-29 41-35 86-64
September 28, 1956 Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 W 46-29 41-35 87-64
September 29, 1956 Detroit Tigers 9 at Cleveland Indians 1 L 46-30 41-35 87-65
September 30, 1956 Detroit Tigers 8 at Cleveland Indians 4 L 46-31 41-35 87-66


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