Games on June 8, 1956

8 games

The games of June 8, 1956

Retrosheet's records show 8 games on June 8, 1956. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 9-0 winners over the New York Yankees. Shutouts went on the board for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals (2-0) and the Detroit Tigers over the Washington Senators (7-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Athletics 6-3, the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3, the Cincinnati Redlegs topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-4, and the New York Giants beat the Milwaukee Braves 7-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 7, 1956 and the next, Jun 9, 1956. The 1956 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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