Games on April 22, 1956

The games of April 22, 1956

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on April 22, 1956. The widest margin belonged to the Milwaukee Braves, 13-5 winners over the St. Louis Cardinals. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 13-6. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the Kansas City Athletics (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Cincinnati Redlegs. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Washington Senators 7-3, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Washington Senators, 4-1, the Cincinnati Redlegs fell to the Chicago Cubs, 1-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-4, the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the New York Giants 3-1, the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-7, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1, and the Milwaukee Braves fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 10-4. The Cincinnati Redlegs and the Chicago Cubs played to a 1-1 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Washington Senators and the Baltimore Orioles, the Cincinnati Redlegs and the Chicago Cubs, and the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 21, 1956 and the next, Apr 23, 1956. The 1956 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.