Games on August 28, 1956

The games of August 28, 1956

The schedule for August 28, 1956 lists 10 games. The Cincinnati Redlegs routed the New York Giants 11-1, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the Cleveland Indians (1-0) and the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Athletics (4-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the Milwaukee Braves. In the other games, the Detroit Tigers topped the Boston Red Sox 6-3, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Chicago Cubs 6-4, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Washington Senators, 6-2, and the Washington Senators fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-3. The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox and the Washington Senators each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 27, 1956 and the next, Aug 29, 1956. For the wider picture, see the 1956 season.