Games on May 12, 1956

8 games

The games of May 12, 1956

The schedule for May 12, 1956 lists 8 games. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 14-10. Shutouts went on the board for the Brooklyn Dodgers over the New York Giants (3-0) and the Baltimore Orioles over the New York Yankees (1-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 7-6 over the Detroit Tigers and the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati Redlegs beat the Milwaukee Braves 10-6, the Cleveland Indians topped the Kansas City Athletics 5-3, and the Boston Red Sox fell to the Washington Senators, 12-9. 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 11, 1956 and the next, May 13, 1956. For the wider picture, see the 1956 season.

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