1956 Cleveland Indians season
Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
Game log
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB |
| C | | 122 | 315 | 42 | 70 | .222 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 1 |
| 1B | | 136 | 481 | 65 | 127 | .264 | 22 | 0 | 32 | 106 | 0 |
| 2B | | 138 | 513 | 74 | 115 | .224 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 54 | 17 |
| 3B | | 121 | 416 | 64 | 111 | .267 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 61 | 1 |
| SS | | 141 | 474 | 60 | 115 | .243 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 0 |
| LF | | 100 | 317 | 56 | 83 | .262 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 2 |
| CF | | 135 | 494 | 72 | 116 | .235 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 50 | 8 |
| RF | | 101 | 322 | 55 | 89 | .276 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 65 | 0 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB |
| 141 | 526 | 87 | 144 | .274 | 26 | 5 | 16 | 71 | 6 |
| 85 | 171 | 22 | 36 | .211 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| 87 | 150 | 18 | 38 | .253 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 0 |
| 53 | 122 | 11 | 35 | .287 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| 57 | 114 | 17 | 29 | .254 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| 42 | 93 | 12 | 22 | .237 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | 70 | 6 | 17 | .243 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | 47 | 4 | 11 | .234 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | 38 | 7 | 13 | .342 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 | 30 | 2 | 4 | .133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | 22 | 7 | 6 | .273 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
| 38 | 35 | 277.2 | 20 | 9 | 2.72 | 91 | 158 |
| 39 | 35 | 255.1 | 20 | 14 | 3.03 | 89 | 94 |
| 35 | 33 | 249.1 | 20 | 9 | 2.53 | 129 | 263 |
| 35 | 30 | 197.2 | 11 | 12 | 3.78 | 74 | 119 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | BB | SO |
| 16 | 9 | 65.1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3.72 | 27 | 31 |
| 19 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.97 | 23 | 18 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | BB | SO |
| 48 | 87.2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3.59 | 33 | 59 |
| 37 | 61.2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4.96 | 32 | 27 |
| 32 | 59.1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1.52 | 19 | 42 |
| 22 | 46.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.56 | 31 | 19 |
| 14 | 20.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | 14 | 13 |
| 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 2 | 2 |
Award winners
All-Star GameFarm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis, Fayetteville
In 1956, the Indianapolis Indians were 92–62. On May 18, they defeated the Louisville Colonels by a score of 24–0. Roger Maris had seven runs batted in for the game. The Indians went on to win the 1956 Junior World Series by defeating the Rochester Red Wings. In Game 2 of the Junior World Series, Maris would set a record by getting seven runs batted in.
