Games on May 23, 1956
6 games
- BAL 2 @ CHA 3 No box score
- BOS 3 @ CLE 6 No box score
- NYA 13 @ DET 5 No box score
- WS1 6 @ KC1 7 No box score
- CHN 5 @ PHI 4 No box score
- SLN 0 @ PIT 6 No box score
The games of May 23, 1956
On May 23, 1956, 6 games went into the books. The New York Yankees routed the Detroit Tigers 13-5, the widest margin of the day. A shutout went on the board for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Kansas City Athletics 7-6 over the Washington Senators, and the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-3. 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 22, 1956 and the next, May 24, 1956. The 1956 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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