Games on July 12, 1956

9 games

The games of July 12, 1956

On July 12, 1956, 9 games went into the books. The highest-scoring game ended 9-5, the New York Yankees over the Cleveland Indians. Shutouts: the Baltimore Orioles over the Kansas City Athletics (4-0) and the Milwaukee Braves over the Brooklyn Dodgers (2-0). One-run games: the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox topped the Chicago White Sox 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Cincinnati Redlegs 7-4, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Giants 5-3, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Washington Senators 4-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs. 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 8, 1956 and the next, Jul 13, 1956. The 1956 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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