The 1956 Bradley Braves baseball team represented

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in the

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. The Braves played their home games at Tom Connor Field. The team was coached by

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in his 8th year at Bradley. The Braves won the District V playoff to advance to the

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, where they were defeated by the

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Roster

Schedule

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, , 10–5 , , 7–1 , , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 9 , , April , , at Drake , , Unknown • Des Moines, Iowa , , 16–2 , , 8–1 , , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 10 , , April , , at Drake , , Unknown • Des Moines, Iowa , , 7–3 , , 9–1 , , 3–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 11 , , April , , , , Tom Connor Field •

Peoria, Illinois Peoria ( ) is the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, United States, and the largest city on the Illinois River. As of the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census, the city had a population of 113,150. It is the principal city of the Peoria ...

, , 5–4 , , 10–1 , , 4–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 12 , , April , , Detroit , , Tom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois , , 20–6 , , 11–1 , , 5–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 13 , , April , , Detroit , , Tom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois , , 14–2 , , 12–1 , , 6–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 14 , , April , , at , , Unknown •

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, , 6–2 , , 13–1 , , 6–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 15 , , April , , at Iowa , , Unknown • Iowa City, Iowa , , 2–7 , , 13–2 , , 6–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 16 , , April , , , , Tom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois , , 16–3 , , 14–2 , , 6–0 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 17 , , May , , , , Tom Connor Field • Peoria, Illinois , , 9–1 , , 15–2 , , 6–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 18 , , May , , at , , Sauget Field •

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