Games on April 27, 1956

7 games

The games of April 27, 1956

Retrosheet's records show 7 games on April 27, 1956. The widest margin belonged to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 7-2 winners over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Athletics 9-7. Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees topped the Boston Red Sox 5-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Cincinnati Redlegs, 7-4, the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3, and the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Washington Senators, 8-5. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 26, 1956 and the next, Apr 28, 1956. For the wider picture, see the 1956 season.

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