Games on May 20, 1956

The games of May 20, 1956

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on May 20, 1956. The most lopsided result was the Boston Red Sox's 12-5 win over the Chicago White Sox. The day's shutouts were the New York Giants over the St. Louis Cardinals (2-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Milwaukee Braves (5-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox. The rest of the slate: the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Chicago Cubs 5-3, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 5-3, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Baltimore Orioles 5-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the Washington Senators 4-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the Washington Senators 7-1, the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Athletics 4-2, the New York Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Cincinnati Redlegs, 5-1, and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Cincinnati Redlegs 6-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox, and the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians. 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 19, 1956 and the next, May 21, 1956. For the wider picture, see the 1956 season.