| 1956 New York Yankees | ||
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| World Series Champions American League Champions | ||
| League | American League | |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |
| City | New York City | |
| Owners | Dan Topping and Del Webb | |
| General managers | George Weiss | |
| Managers | Casey Stengel | |
| Television | WPIX | |
| Radio | WINS (AM) (Mel Allen, Jim Woods, Red Barber) | |
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The 1956 New York Yankees season was the 54th season for the team. The team finished with a record of 97–57, winning their 22nd pennant, finishing nine games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in seven games. The Series featured the first no-hitter in Series play and only World Series perfect game, delivered by the Yankees' Don Larsen in Game 5.