Games on May 16, 1956
8 games
- SLN 3 @ BRO 5 No box score
- WS1 1 @ CHA 3 No box score
- NYA 4 @ CLE 1 No box score
- BOS 4 @ DET 2 No box score
- BAL 8 @ KC1 6 No box score
- CHN 3 @ NY1 9 No box score
- MLN 1 @ PHI 2 No box score
- CIN 2 @ PIT 9 No box score
The games of May 16, 1956
On May 16, 1956, 8 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-2 winners over the Cincinnati Redlegs. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Athletics 8-6. One-run games: the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Milwaukee Braves. Elsewhere, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 5-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the Washington Senators 3-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 4-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 4-2, and the New York Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 9-3. 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, May 15, 1956 and the next, May 17, 1956. The 1956 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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