Games on May 8, 1956
8 games
- KC1 4 @ BAL 7 No box score
- CHA 3 @ BOS 4 No box score
- BRO 6 @ CHN 0 No box score
- NY1 5 @ CIN 4 No box score
- PIT 0 @ MLN 5 No box score
- CLE 3 @ NYA 4 No box score
- PHI 1 @ SLN 9 No box score
- DET 14 @ WS1 6 No box score
The games of May 8, 1956
The schedule for May 8, 1956 lists 8 games. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Philadelphia Phillies 9-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 14-6, the Detroit Tigers over the Washington Senators. The day's shutouts were the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Chicago Cubs (6-0) and the Milwaukee Braves over the Pittsburgh Pirates (5-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the New York Giants 5-4 over the Cincinnati Redlegs, and the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Athletics 7-4. 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, May 7, 1956 and the next, May 9, 1956. The 1956 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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