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1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season information


1956 Brooklyn Dodgers
National League Champions
LeagueNational League
BallparkEbbets Field
CityBrooklyn, New York
OwnersWalter O'Malley, James & Dearie Mulvey, Mary Louise Smith
PresidentWalter O'Malley
General managersBuzzie Bavasi
ManagersWalter Alston
TelevisionWOR-TV
RadioWMGM
Vin Scully, Connie Desmond, Jerry Doggett, Al Helfer
WHOM
Buck Canel
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The 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers edged out the Milwaukee Braves to win the National League title. The Dodgers again faced the New York Yankees in the World Series. This time they lost the series in seven games, one of which was a perfect game by the Yankees' Don Larsen.

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