Games on July 4, 1956

The games of July 4, 1956

On July 4, 1956, 16 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 15-2 winners over the New York Giants. The highest-scoring game ended 10-8, the Washington Senators over the Baltimore Orioles. The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 7-6 over the New York Yankees, the Kansas City Athletics 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Cincinnati Redlegs, and the Cincinnati Redlegs 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 9-4, the Chicago White Sox topped the Kansas City Athletics 5-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-4, the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Milwaukee Braves 6-4, the Milwaukee Braves topped the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1, the New York Giants fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 6-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4, and the Washington Senators fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 7-4. The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, the Kansas City Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, and the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Redlegs each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Jul 3, 1956 and the next, Jul 5, 1956. The 1956 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.