Games on August 5, 1956
9 games
- SLN 0 @ BRO 7 No box score
- SLN 3 @ BRO 5 No box score
- BAL 5 @ CHA 4 No box score
- BAL 7 @ CHA 2 No box score
- BOS 2 @ CLE 1 No box score
- NYA 5 @ DET 8 No box score
- WS1 10 @ KC1 4 No box score
- MLN 5 @ PIT 1 No box score
- MLN 5 @ PIT 0 No box score
The games of August 5, 1956
The schedule for August 5, 1956 lists 9 games. The widest margin belonged to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 7-0 winners over the St. Louis Cardinals. Runs came easiest when the Washington Senators beat the Kansas City Athletics 10-4. The day's shutouts were the Milwaukee Braves over the Pittsburgh Pirates (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Chicago White Sox 7-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the New York Yankees 8-5, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 5-1. The St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox, and the Milwaukee Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates 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, Aug 4, 1956 and the next, Aug 6, 1956. The 1956 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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