Games on May 18, 1956

7 games

The games of May 18, 1956

The schedule for May 18, 1956 lists 7 games. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the New York Yankees over the Chicago White Sox. The closest finishes were the Cincinnati Redlegs 7-6 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Washington Senators 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, and the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Kansas City Athletics. Elsewhere, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-2 and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Chicago Cubs, 3-2. 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 17, 1956 and the next, May 19, 1956. For the wider picture, see the 1956 season.

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