Games on June 3, 1956

The games of June 3, 1956

On June 3, 1956, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 12-0 winners over the Baltimore Orioles. The highest-scoring game ended 7-6, the Kansas City Athletics over the Boston Red Sox. One-run games: the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the New York Giants 4-3 over the Cincinnati Redlegs, the Milwaukee Braves 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-2, the Cincinnati Redlegs topped the New York Giants 7-3, the Milwaukee Braves fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the New York Yankees 6-3, the Detroit Tigers topped the New York Yankees 7-4, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the St. Louis Cardinals 9-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators 8-4, and the Washington Senators topped the Cleveland Indians 7-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Redlegs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Milwaukee Braves. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 2, 1956 and the next, Jun 4, 1956. The 1956 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.