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Events of Monday, May 7, 1956

5-6-1956 5-8-1956   5-7-1955 5-7-1957 

DET A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   3 10  0
BAL A    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  1  -   4  9  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Zuverink (2-1)
LP: Aber (1-1)

CLE A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  0
BOS A    1  0  0    1  2  0    1  0  x  -   5 14  2

BOX+PBP
WP: Brewer (3-1)
LP: Garcia (1-2)
HR: Gernert (4), Zauchin (2)

BRO N    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  0
MIL N    0  1  0    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Buhl (2-0)
LP: Erskine (1-2)
HR: Aaron (3)

NY  N    1  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
STL N    1  0  0    0  0  5    0  0  x  -   6  7  1

BOX+PBP
WP: McDaniel (2-0)
LP: McCall (1-1)
SV: Collum (1)
HR: White (1)

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Standings At Close of Play of May 7, 1956

NL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Milwaukee Braves                10    7    3    0  .700   0.5    48   35
Cincinnati Reds                 18   11    6    1  .647     -    98   84
St. Louis Cardinals             17   11    6    0  .647     -    95   78
Brooklyn Dodgers                17    8    9    0  .471   3.0    69   77
Pittsburgh Pirates              18    8    9    1  .471   3.0    80   73
New York Giants                 17    8    9    0  .471   3.0    65   68
Philadelphia Phillies           15    5   10    0  .333   5.0    61   82
Chicago Cubs                    16    4   10    2  .286   5.5    50   69

AL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Yankees                18   13    5    0  .722     -   118   77
Cleveland Indians               16    9    7    0  .563   3.0    66   44
Boston Red Sox                  15    8    7    0  .533   3.5    70   80
Chicago White Sox               12    6    6    0  .500   4.0    35   50
Washington Senators             19    9   10    0  .474   4.5    87   99
Baltimore Orioles               20    9   11    0  .450   5.0    74   92
Kansas City Athletics           16    7    9    0  .438   5.0    81   83
Detroit Tigers                  18    6   12    0  .333   7.0    73   79

ML League Leaders 

Debuts on This Date

Team   Player Name  (Age)
NY  N  Bill White (22)

Deaths on This Date

Tommy Atkins (68)

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Transactions

Pittsburgh Pirates traded Max Surkont to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Luis
Arroyo.

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