Games on July 17, 1956
9 games
- CHA 3 @ BAL 5 No box score
- CHA 3 @ BAL 5 No box score
- KC1 0 @ BOS 10 No box score
- KC1 0 @ BOS 1 No box score
- PHI 2 @ CHN 3 No box score
- BRO 3 @ CIN 4 No box score
- NY1 8 @ MLN 6 No box score
- DET 0 @ NYA 4 No box score
- PIT 4 @ SLN 2 No box score
The games of July 17, 1956
On July 17, 1956, 9 games went into the books. The Boston Red Sox routed the Kansas City Athletics 10-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Giants beat the Milwaukee Braves 8-6. Shutouts went on the board for the Boston Red Sox over the Kansas City Athletics (1-0) and the New York Yankees over the Detroit Tigers (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Redlegs 4-3 over the Brooklyn Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-3, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Athletics and the Boston Red Sox. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 16, 1956 and the next, Jul 18, 1956. For the wider picture, see the 1956 season.
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