TEAM NEWS
Thursday, 10/5/1956
Friday 2/3/1956 :
Joe Astroth retires ...
Snuffy Stirnweiss becomes a free agent.
Friday 4/7/1956 :
Duke Snider hits a 462-foot homerun!!
Sunday 4/9/1956 :
Bruce Edwards slams 2 homers against New York (N).
Friday 4/21/1956 :
Ralph Branca fans 11 batters against Pittsburgh.
Saturday 4/22/1956 :
Hank Aaron hits 2 homers against Pittsburgh.
Wednesday 4/26/1956 :
Duke Snider has 4 hits against Philadelphia (N).
Cal Abrams has 4 hits against Philadelphia (N).
Cal Abrams slams 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Sunday 4/30/1956 :
Duke Snider sets a new single game NL-Record for Homeruns with 3!
Duke Snider slams 3 homers against Cincinnati.
Cal Abrams has 4 hits against Cincinnati.
Monday 5/1/1956 :
Cal Abrams was named Player of the Week!
He batted .520 in 25 AB, with 4 HR and 8 RBI.
Tuesday 5/2/1956 :
Gil Hodges has 5 RBI against Milwaukee.
Tommy Brown has 5 hits against Milwaukee.
Tuesday 5/9/1956 :
Duke Snider slams 2 homers against Pittsburgh.
Duke Snider scores 4 runs against Pittsburgh.
Thursday 5/11/1956 :
Daryl Spencer slams 2 homers against Pittsburgh.
Daryl Spencer drives in 5 runs against Pittsburgh.
Sunday 5/14/1956 :
Chris Van cuyk pitches a 4-hit shutout against New York (N)!!
Monday 5/15/1956 :
Daryl Spencer was named Player of the Week!
He batted .500 in 20 AB, with 4 HR and 9 RBI.
Sunday 5/28/1956 :
Duke Snider has 4 hits against Philadelphia (N).
Duke Snider drives in 5 runs against Philadelphia (N).
Willie Jones has 4 hits against Philadelphia (N).
Willie Jones scores 4 runs against Philadelphia (N).
Monday 5/29/1956 :
Duke Snider drives in 5 runs against Chicago (N).
Tuesday 5/30/1956 :
Roy Campanella hits a 452-foot homerun!!
Wednesday 5/31/1956 :
Gil Hodges scores 4 runs against Chicago (N).
Saturday 6/3/1956 :
Gil Hodges extends his hitting streak to 16 games!
Sunday 6/4/1956 :
Gil Hodges extends his hitting streak to 17 games!
Tuesday 6/6/1956 :
Hank Aaron slams 2 homers against Chicago (N).
Friday 6/9/1956 :
Ralph Branca pitches a 7-hit shutout against Philadelphia (N)!!
Saturday 6/10/1956 :
Duke Snider slams 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Sunday 6/11/1956 :
Gil Hodges crushes 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Friday 6/16/1956 :
Gil Hodges has 4 hits against St. Louis (N).
Gil Hodges scores 4 runs against St. Louis (N).
Willie Jones has 4 hits against St. Louis (N).
Sunday 6/18/1956 :
Willie Jones has 4 hits against St. Louis (N).
Monday 6/19/1956 :
Gil Hodges was named Player of the Week!
He batted .444 in 27 AB, with 4 HR and 12 RBI.
Wednesday 6/21/1956 :
Hank Aaron has 4 hits against Milwaukee.
Thursday 6/22/1956 :
Hank Aaron has 4 hits against Milwaukee.
Wednesday 6/28/1956 :
Hank Aaron has 4 hits against Philadelphia (N).
Hank Aaron hits 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Friday 6/30/1956 :
Willie Jones scores 4 runs against Milwaukee.
Saturday 7/1/1956 :
Hank Aaron was named NL-Batter of the Month!
He batted .396 in 106 AB, with 10 homers and 31 RBI.
Thursday 7/6/1956 :
Gil Hodges drives in 5 runs against Philadelphia (N).
Friday 7/7/1956 :
Cal Abrams crushes 2 homers against Cincinnati.
Tuesday 7/11/1956 :
P Ralph Branca will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
P Chris Van cuyk will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
C Roy Campanella will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
1B Gil Hodges will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
CF Duke Snider will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
RF Hank Aaron will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
Friday 7/14/1956 :
Roy Campanella scores 4 runs against Chicago (N).
Bobby Morgan scores 4 runs against Chicago (N).
Saturday 7/15/1956 :
Cal Abrams hits a 465-foot homerun!!
Friday 7/28/1956 :
Carl Erskine pitches a 4-hit shutout against New York (N)!!
Tuesday 8/8/1956 :
Duke Snider crushes 2 homers against St. Louis (N).
Sunday 8/13/1956 :
Chris Van cuyk strikes out 14 against Philadelphia (N).
Saturday 8/19/1956 :
Ralph Branca pitches a 7-hit shutout against Pittsburgh!!
Sunday 8/20/1956 :
Hank Aaron crushes 2 homers against Pittsburgh.
Tuesday 8/22/1956 :
Willie Jones hits a 466-foot homerun!!
Cal Abrams has 4 hits against Milwaukee.
Wednesday 8/23/1956 :
Roy Campanella crushes 2 homers against Milwaukee.
Roy Campanella has 5 RBI against Milwaukee.
Friday 8/25/1956 :
Duke Snider scores 4 runs against New York (N).
Hank Aaron drives in 5 runs against New York (N).
Saturday 8/26/1956 :
Duke Snider has 4 hits against New York (N).
Duke Snider hits 2 homers against New York (N).
Tuesday 8/29/1956 :
Duke Snider hits 2 homers against Chicago (N).
Wednesday 8/30/1956 :
Duke Snider crushes 2 homers against Chicago (N).
Friday 9/1/1956 :
Duke Snider was named NL-Batter of the Month!
He batted .324 in 105 AB, with 13 homers and 30 RBI.
Sunday 9/3/1956 :
Billy Goodman has 4 hits against New York (N).
Monday 9/4/1956 :
Duke Snider was named Player of the Week!
He batted .500 in 24 AB, with 6 HR and 12 RBI.
Sunday 9/17/1956 :
Ralph Branca sets a new season Team-Record for Wins with 24!
Bruce Edwards has 4 hits against St. Louis (N).
Thursday 9/21/1956 :
Gil Hodges hits 2 homers against Pittsburgh.
Gil Hodges drives in 6 runs against Pittsburgh.
Friday 9/22/1956 :
Roy Campanella has 4 hits against Cincinnati.
Willie Jones has 4 hits against Cincinnati.
Saturday 9/23/1956 :
Willie Jones drives in 6 runs against Cincinnati.
Sunday 9/24/1956 :
Willie Jones sets a new season Team-Record for At-Bats with 607!
Gil Hodges has 5 hits against Cincinnati.
Bruce Edwards hits 2 homers against Cincinnati.
Hank Aaron drives in 5 runs against Cincinnati.
Saturday 9/30/1956 :
Roy Campanella slams 2 homers against Chicago (A).
Duke Snider has 4 hits against Chicago (A).
Duke Snider scores 4 runs against Chicago (A).
Sunday 10/1/1956 :
Gil Hodges was named NL-Batter of the Month!
He batted .381 in 84 AB, with 10 homers and 28 RBI.
Thursday 10/5/1956 :
Duke Snider was named NL-Batter of the Year!
He batted .322 in 581 AB, with 49 homers and 140 RBI.

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