Games on August 21, 1956
8 games
- KC1 3 @ BAL 4 No box score
- PHI 4 @ CHN 6 No box score
- PIT 4 @ CIN 7 No box score
- NY1 3 @ MLN 5 No box score
- NY1 2 @ MLN 6 No box score
- CLE 3 @ NYA 0 No box score
- BRO 2 @ SLN 1 No box score
- DET 8 @ WS1 3 No box score
The games of August 21, 1956
On August 21, 1956, 8 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 8-3 winners over the Washington Senators. A shutout went on the board for the Cleveland Indians over the New York Yankees (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Kansas City Athletics and the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-4, the Cincinnati Redlegs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4, the New York Giants fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 5-3, and the Milwaukee Braves topped the New York Giants 6-2. The New York Giants and the Milwaukee Braves met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 20, 1956 and the next, Aug 22, 1956. The 1956 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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