Games on June 24, 1956

The games of June 24, 1956

The schedule for June 24, 1956 lists 14 games. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 14-2 winners over the New York Yankees. A shutout went on the board for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Redlegs 2-1 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Cincinnati Redlegs topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 10-6, the New York Yankees fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-3, the Washington Senators fell to the Cleveland Indians, 7-2, the Kansas City Athletics topped the Boston Red Sox 5-2, the Milwaukee Braves beat the New York Giants 6-2, the Milwaukee Braves topped the New York Giants 7-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-4, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cincinnati Redlegs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, and the Baltimore Orioles and the Detroit Tigers. 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 23, 1956 and the next, Jun 25, 1956. For the wider picture, see the 1956 season.