Games on August 26, 1956

The games of August 26, 1956

14 games were played on August 26, 1956, according to Retrosheet. The Baltimore Orioles routed the Chicago White Sox 8-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Redlegs 11-4. Shutouts: the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (2-0) and the New York Yankees over the Detroit Tigers (7-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Kansas City Athletics, the Kansas City Athletics 7-6 over the Boston Red Sox, the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the New York Yankees. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-1, the Cincinnati Redlegs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-5, the Milwaukee Braves beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the New York Giants 4-3, the New York Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators 4-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, the Kansas City Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 25, 1956 and the next, Aug 27, 1956. For the wider picture, see the 1956 season.