Games on May 5, 1956
6 games
- CLE 2 @ BAL 1 No box score
- DET 16 @ BOS 4 No box score
- PIT 6 @ CIN 7 No box score
- KC1 2 @ NYA 5 No box score
- BRO 1 @ SLN 4 No box score
- CHA 2 @ WS1 4 No box score
The games of May 5, 1956
The schedule for May 5, 1956 lists 6 games. The Detroit Tigers routed the Boston Red Sox 16-4, the widest margin of the day. The closest finishes were the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles and the Cincinnati Redlegs 7-6 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Athletics 5-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-1, and the Chicago White Sox fell to the Washington Senators, 4-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 4, 1956 and the next, May 6, 1956. For the wider picture, see the 1956 season.
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