The Redlegs were in first place at midseason and remained in the pennant race until the final day of the season, finishing with a 91-63 record, two games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers. For his efforts, the Baseball Writers' Association of America elected Birdie Tebbetts as its 1956 Manager of the Year.
The 1956 Redlegs tied the National League and MLB record for home runs in a season, hitting 221 in 155 regular season games. (The 1947 Giants also hit 221 in 155 games played.) Three Redlegs hit more than 35 home runs, with Frank Robinson (38) setting a rookie record; Wally Post (36) and Ted Kluszewski (35) were the others. Gus Bell (29) and Ed Bailey (28) moved closer to the 30 home run mark, with Bailey batting just 383. This mark stood until 1961, when the New York Yankees hit 240 home runs in the first year of the modern 162-game schedule.
On Sunday, June 24, following a doubleheader sweep of the Brooklyn Dodgers, eleven Redlegs players appeared on the television quiz show What's My Line?.
NL WL Pct. Original route GB
Brooklyn Dodgers 93-61 .604 — 52-25 41-36
Milwaukee Braves 92-62 .597 1 47-29 45-33
Cincinnati Red Legs 91-63 .591 2 51-26 40-37
See also – "O'Toole from Moscow" by Rod Serling – https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wvxu/audio/2020/03/otoole_from_moscow_-_full.mp3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956_Cincinnati_Redlegs_season
https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1956.shtml
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