Games on September 7, 1956

The games of September 7, 1956

The schedule for September 7, 1956 lists 10 games. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-0 winners over the Boston Red Sox. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Athletics 12-8. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the Milwaukee Braves (5-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Redlegs (1-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians and the Washington Senators 6-5 over the New York Yankees. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-5, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the New York Giants, 6-2, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the New York Giants 3-1, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers. 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, Sep 6, 1956 and the next, Sep 8, 1956. The 1956 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.