Games on August 23, 1956

The games of August 23, 1956

On August 23, 1956, 11 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Milwaukee Braves, 11-5 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. Shutouts: the Baltimore Orioles over the Detroit Tigers (3-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates (3-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, the New York Giants 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-5 over the Cincinnati Redlegs, and the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs fell to the New York Giants, 8-5, the Chicago White Sox topped the New York Yankees 8-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the New York Yankees 6-4, and the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Washington Senators, 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 22, 1956 and the next, Aug 24, 1956. For the wider picture, see the 1956 season.