Games on August 11, 1956

8 games

The games of August 11, 1956

The schedule for August 11, 1956 lists 8 games. The most lopsided result was the Baltimore Orioles' 10-5 win over the New York Yankees. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Athletics 8-5, the Cincinnati Redlegs fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 6-3, the New York Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2, and the Boston Red Sox fell to the Washington Senators, 6-1. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 10, 1956 and the next, Aug 12, 1956. For the wider picture, see the 1956 season.

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