Games on July 18, 1956

The games of July 18, 1956

Retrosheet's records show 11 games on July 18, 1956. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 11-1 winners over the Washington Senators. Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the New York Yankees. In the other games, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-4, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-4, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Chicago Cubs 6-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Cincinnati Redlegs 6-3, the Milwaukee Braves beat the New York Giants 7-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 8-4, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-1, and the Washington Senators topped the Cleveland Indians 7-5. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals played to a 1-1 tie. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs, the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, and the Cleveland Indians and the Washington Senators each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Jul 17, 1956 and the next, Jul 19, 1956. The 1956 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.