Games on August 19, 1956
13 games
- NYA 2 @ BAL 3 No box score
- WS1 7 @ BOS 5 No box score
- WS1 11 @ BOS 10 No box score
- DET 3 @ CHA 1 No box score
- DET 1 @ CHA 4 No box score
- MLN 3 @ CIN 1 No box score
- KC1 2 @ CLE 5 No box score
- KC1 1 @ CLE 2 No box score
- PIT 6 @ NY1 7 No box score
- PIT 2 @ NY1 3 No box score
- BRO 3 @ PHI 2 No box score
- CHN 0 @ SLN 6 No box score
- CHN 3 @ SLN 1 No box score
The games of August 19, 1956
On August 19, 1956, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-0 winners over the Chicago Cubs. Runs came easiest when the Washington Senators beat the Boston Red Sox 11-10. One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the New York Yankees, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Kansas City Athletics, the New York Giants 7-6 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the New York Giants 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Washington Senators beat the Boston Red Sox 7-5, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 3-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-1, the Milwaukee Braves topped the Cincinnati Redlegs 3-1, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-2, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2, and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox, and the Kansas City Athletics and the Cleveland Indians. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 18, 1956 and the next, Aug 20, 1956. The 1956 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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