The teams ranked 1st in 1956 American-League and National-League Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	L10	STRK	RS	RA	DIFF	X-W/L	HOME	AWAY	>.500
1st in MLB	New York Yankees	97	57	.630	-	5-5	L2	857	631	+226	98-56	49-28	48-29	49-39
1st in American-League	New York Yankees	97	57	.630	-	5-5	L2	857	631	+226	98-56	49-28	48-29	49-39
1st in National-League	Brooklyn Dodgers	93	61	.604	-	6-4	W3	720	601	+119	90-64	52-25	41-36	21-23

1956 MLB Standings

Rank	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	WCGB	L10	STRK	RS	RA	DIFF	X-W/L	HOME	AWAY	>.500
1	New York Yankees	97	57	.630	-	/	5-5	L2	857	631	+226	98-56	49-28	48-29	49-39
2	Brooklyn Dodgers	93	61	.604	4.0	/	6-4	W3	720	601	+119	90-64	52-25	41-36	21-23
3	Milwaukee Braves	92	62	.597	5.0	/	6-4	W1	709	569	+140	93-62	47-29	45-33	25-19
4	Cincinnati Redlegs	91	63	.591	6.0	/	8-2	W2	775	658	+117	89-66	51-26	40-37	20-24
5	Cleveland Indians	88	66	.571	9.0	/	7-3	L2	712	581	+131	92-63	46-31	42-35	37-51
6	Chicago White Sox	85	69	.552	12.0	/	4-6	L1	776	634	+142	91-63	46-31	39-38	45-43
7	Boston Red Sox	84	70	.545	13.0	/	5-5	W2	780	751	+29	80-75	43-34	41-36	47-41
8	Detroit Tigers	82	72	.532	15.0	/	6-4	W2	789	699	+90	86-69	37-40	45-32	42-46
9	St. Louis Cardinals	76	78	.494	21.0	/	3-7	L1	678	698	-20	76-80	43-34	33-44	24-42
10	Philadelphia Phillies	71	83	.461	26.0	/	3-7	W1	668	738	-70	70-84	40-37	31-46	32-34
11	Baltimore Orioles	69	85	.448	28.0	/	7-3	W2	571	705	-134	62-92	41-36	28-49	42-68
12	New York Giants	67	87	.435	30.0	/	8-2	L1	540	650	-110	64-90	37-40	30-47	21-45
13	Pittsburgh Pirates	66	88	.429	31.0	/	4-6	L4	588	653	-65	71-86	35-43	31-45	22-44
14	Chicago Cubs	60	94	.390	37.0	/	3-7	L2	597	708	-111	66-91	39-38	21-56	21-45
15	Washington Senators	59	95	.383	38.0	/	1-9	L2	652	924	-272	54-101	32-45	27-50	39-71
16	Kansas City Athletics	52	102	.338	45.0	/	4-6	W1	619	831	-212	57-97	22-55	30-47	33-77

1956 League Standings

Rank	American League	W	L	PCT	GB	WCGB	L10	STRK	RS	RA	DIFF	X-W/L	HOME	AWAY	>.500
1	New York Yankees	97	57	.630	-	/	5-5	L2	857	631	+226	98-56	49-28	48-29	49-39
2	Cleveland Indians	88	66	.571	9.0	/	7-3	L2	712	581	+131	92-63	46-31	42-35	37-51
3	Chicago White Sox	85	69	.552	12.0	/	4-6	L1	776	634	+142	91-63	46-31	39-38	45-43
4	Boston Red Sox	84	70	.545	13.0	/	5-5	W2	780	751	+29	80-75	43-34	41-36	47-41
5	Detroit Tigers	82	72	.532	15.0	/	6-4	W2	789	699	+90	86-69	37-40	45-32	42-46
6	Baltimore Orioles	69	85	.448	28.0	/	7-3	W2	571	705	-134	62-92	41-36	28-49	42-68
7	Washington Senators	59	95	.383	38.0	/	1-9	L2	652	924	-272	54-101	32-45	27-50	39-71
8	Kansas City Athletics	52	102	.338	45.0	/	4-6	W1	619	831	-212	57-97	22-55	30-47	33-77
Rank	National League	W	L	PCT	GB	/	L10	STRK	RS	RA	DIFF	X-W/L	HOME	AWAY	>.500
1	Brooklyn Dodgers	93	61	.604	-	/	6-4	W3	720	601	+119	90-64	52-25	41-36	21-23
2	Milwaukee Braves	92	62	.597	1.0	/	6-4	W1	709	569	+140	93-62	47-29	45-33	25-19
3	Cincinnati Redlegs	91	63	.591	2.0	/	8-2	W2	775	658	+117	89-66	51-26	40-37	20-24
4	St. Louis Cardinals	76	78	.494	17.0	/	3-7	L1	678	698	-20	76-80	43-34	33-44	24-42
5	Philadelphia Phillies	71	83	.461	22.0	/	3-7	W1	668	738	-70	70-84	40-37	31-46	32-34
6	New York Giants	67	87	.435	26.0	/	8-2	L1	540	650	-110	64-90	37-40	30-47	21-45
7	Pittsburgh Pirates	66	88	.429	27.0	/	4-6	L4	588	653	-65	71-86	35-43	31-45	22-44
8	Chicago Cubs	60	94	.390	33.0	/	3-7	L2	597	708	-111	66-91	39-38	21-56	21-45

1956 Divison Standings

There was no Divison Standings in the 1956 season.