Games on August 10, 1956

8 games

The games of August 10, 1956

On August 10, 1956, 8 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Cleveland Indians' 11-0 win over the Kansas City Athletics. One-run games: the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Baltimore Orioles, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the New York Giants. In the other games, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-1, the Cincinnati Redlegs beat the Milwaukee Braves 8-1, and the Boston Red Sox topped the Washington Senators 3-2. 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, Aug 9, 1956 and the next, Aug 11, 1956. For the wider picture, see the 1956 season.

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