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JUNE 1956
1956 Teams
Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox Brooklyn Dodgers Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Kansas City Athletics Milwaukee Braves New York Giants New York Yankees Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals Washington Senators
IN THE NEWS :
IN THE NEWS :Richie Ashburn of the Phils goes 5-for-6 in the 2nd game of a doubleheader against the Cards.
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 3, 1956Chicago White Sox 12, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 9, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium Kansas City Athletics 7, Boston Red Sox 6 at Fenway Park Detroit Tigers 6, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium Detroit Tigers 7, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium Cleveland Indians 8, Washington Senators 4 at Griffith Stadium Washington Senators 7, Cleveland Indians 1 at Griffith Stadium Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Giants 3 at Crosley Field New York Giants 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Crosley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Milwaukee Braves 1 at County Stadium Milwaukee Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at County Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Sportsman's Park III Philadelphia Phillies 9, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Jim Konstanty , who was released by the Yankees.
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 9, 1956Baltimore Orioles 4, Kansas City Athletics 1 at Memorial Stadium Baltimore Orioles 7, Kansas City Athletics 5 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 8, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 15, New York Yankees 8 at Yankee Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Crosley Field Milwaukee Braves 4, New York Giants 0 at County Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Sportsman's Park III Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 10, 1956Kansas City Athletics 7, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 0 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Griffith Stadium Washington Senators 12, Detroit Tigers 9 at Griffith Stadium Chicago Cubs 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Wrigley Field Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Wrigley Field Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Crosley Field New York Giants 5, Milwaukee Braves 3 at County Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 11, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III St. Louis Cardinals 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Sportsman's Park III Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Danny O'Connell hits three triples in a game.
Vic Power and teammate Tim Thompson of the Athletics go 5-for-6 in a 13-4 win against the Senators.
The Yankees and the White Sox tie a major-league mark by using nine pinch hitters in their game. The Sox prevail 7-5.
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The Cards trade future Hall of Famer 2B Red Schoendienst , C Bill Sarni and P Dick Littlefield to the Giants for SS Alvin Dark , OF Whitey Lockman , C Ray Katt and P Don Liddle .
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 15, 1956Chicago White Sox 7, Washington Senators 2 at Comiskey Park I New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Tiger Stadium Baltimore Orioles 1, Kansas City Athletics 0 at Municipal Stadium Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Milwaukee Braves 4 at Ebbets Field New York Giants 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Polo Grounds V Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 5 at Shibe Park Chicago Cubs 8, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Shibe Park Pittsburgh Pirates 12, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Forbes Field Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Warren Giles states that bigger players, not livelier balls, account for the present-day hitting feats.
IN THE NEWS :Fred Haney 's first games managing the Braves, Joe Adcock hits three of his record 13 Ebbets Field HRs in a doubleheader win over Brooklyn before 34,394 fans. In the first game, his game-winning ninth-inning HR off Ed Roebuck lands on the roof, making him the only slugger in history to accomplish this. The ball left the field at the 350-foot mark in LF, clearing the 83-foot wall.
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 17, 1956Chicago White Sox 20, Washington Senators 2 at Comiskey Park I Washington Senators 10, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I New York Yankees 9, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium Boston Red Sox 13, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium Baltimore Orioles 7, Kansas City Athletics 2 at Municipal Stadium Milwaukee Braves 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Ebbets Field Milwaukee Braves 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field New York Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Polo Grounds V Cincinnati Reds 1, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds V Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 1 at Shibe Park Chicago Cubs 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Shibe Park St. Louis Cardinals 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field St. Louis Cardinals 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Briggs Stadium , Mickey Mantle poles two Billy Hoeft pitches into the right CF bleachers, something no other player had done since the bleachers were built in the late 1930s. New York wins 4-1.
IN THE NEWS :Hal Jeffcoat of the Cincinnati Reds hits Dodger SS Don Zimmer in the face with a pitch, breaking his cheekbone. This is the second time that Zimmer suffers an injury that nearly ends his career, and he is out for the season. The Dodgers win 7-6.
Kansas City Star reporter Dick Wade says that his stopwatch proves that there were only 9:55 minutes of actual "action" in a game the Athletics won from the Senators 15-6 (in just 81 Ž2 innings). Wade calculated the time the ball was in play, allowing a second for each pitch that was taken or fouled off.
IN THE NEWS :Ed Bailey of the Reds hits three HRs in a 10-6 first-game win against the Dodgers. The Reds win the nitecap 2-1.
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 24, 1956Chicago White Sox 14, New York Yankees 2 at Comiskey Park I Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 3 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 7, Washington Senators 2 at Cleveland Stadium Baltimore Orioles 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium Baltimore Orioles 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Athletics 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Municipal Stadium Cincinnati Reds 10, Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Ebbets Field Cincinnati Reds 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field Milwaukee Braves 6, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V Milwaukee Braves 7, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V St. Louis Cardinals 8, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Shibe Park Philadelphia Phillies 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Shibe Park Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Forbes Field Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Robin Roberts and the Phillies hand the Braves a 4-2 loss. It was the first loss for the Braves after 11 wins under new manager Fred Haney .
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 29, 1956Boston Red Sox 7, Baltimore Orioles 6 at Memorial Stadium Cleveland Indians 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Stadium Chicago White Sox 13, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Kansas City Athletics 0 at Municipal Stadium New York Yankees 3, Washington Senators 1 at Yankee Stadium Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Ebbets Field Chicago Cubs 8, Milwaukee Braves 4 at Wrigley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Giants 3 at Forbes Field St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Sportsman's Park III Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JUNE 30, 1956Boston Red Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 14, Kansas City Athletics 2 at Municipal Stadium Washington Senators 5, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium Brooklyn Dodgers 10, Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Ebbets Field Milwaukee Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field New York Giants 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Forbes Field St. Louis Cardinals 5, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Sportsman's Park III Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
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