Games on June 17, 1956

The games of June 17, 1956

13 games were played on June 17, 1956, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Chicago White Sox's 20-2 win over the Washington Senators. A shutout went on the board for the Cincinnati Redlegs over the New York Giants (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Milwaukee Braves 5-4 over the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants 7-6 over the Cincinnati Redlegs. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 3-1, the Washington Senators beat the Chicago White Sox 10-4, the New York Yankees topped the Cleveland Indians 9-4, the Boston Red Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 13-2, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 7-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Milwaukee Braves and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox, and the Cincinnati Redlegs and the New York Giants. 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 16, 1956 and the next, Jun 18, 1956. For the wider picture, see the 1956 season.