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Events of Tuesday, May 8, 1956

5-7-1956 5-9-1956   5-8-1955 5-8-1957 

KC  A    0  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  1  -   4  7  2
BAL A    5  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   7  8  3

BOX+PBP
WP: Brown (1-0)
LP: Ceccarelli (0-1)
SV: Zuverink (7)
HR: Zernial (4)

CHI A    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  -   3  8  2
BOS A    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    1  -   4 10  6

BOX+PBP
WP: Sisler (2-0)
LP: Howell (1-2)
HR: Gernert (5)

CLE A    0  0  0    1  0  1    0  1  0  -   3 10  0
NY  A    0  1  0    0  0  1    2  0  x  -   4  9  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Kucks (3-1)
LP: Wynn (3-1)
HR: Smith (4), Bauer (7), Mantle (10), Howard (3)

DET A    0  0  0    2  8  1    1  2  0  -  14 15  0
WAS A    2  0  0    3  0  1    0  0  0  -   6  8  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Marlowe (1-1)
LP: Chakales (2-1)
SV: Gromek (1)
HR: Maxwell 2 (5), Sievers (4)

BRO N    3  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   6 10  1
CHI N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Newcombe (4-1)
LP: Hacker (0-3)
HR: Hodges (5)

NY  N    2  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   5  9  0
CIN N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  3  -   4  8  4

BOX+PBP
WP: Hearn (2-1)
LP: Fowler (2-2)
SV: Liddle (1)
HR: Thurman (1)

PIT N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
MIL N    0  1  0    1  0  2    1  0  x  -   5  6  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Spahn (1-1)
LP: Friend (3-2)
HR: Thomson (1), Adcock (2), Crandall (2)

PHI N    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0
STL N    0  2  5    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   9 10  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Schmidt (2-0)
LP: Roberts (3-2)
SV: Jackson (1)
HR: Repulski (3), Smith (1)

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Standings At Close of Play of May 8, 1956

NL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Milwaukee Braves                11    8    3    0  .727   0.5    53   35
St. Louis Cardinals             18   12    6    0  .667     -   104   79
Cincinnati Reds                 19   11    7    1  .611   1.0   102   89
Brooklyn Dodgers                18    9    9    0  .500   3.0    75   77
New York Giants                 18    9    9    0  .500   3.0    70   72
Pittsburgh Pirates              19    8   10    1  .444   4.0    80   78
Philadelphia Phillies           16    5   11    0  .313   6.0    62   91
Chicago Cubs                    17    4   11    2  .267   6.5    50   75

AL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Yankees                19   14    5    0  .737     -   122   80
Boston Red Sox                  16    9    7    0  .563   3.5    74   83
Cleveland Indians               17    9    8    0  .529   4.0    69   48
Baltimore Orioles               21   10   11    0  .476   5.0    81   96
Chicago White Sox               13    6    7    0  .462   5.0    38   54
Washington Senators             20    9   11    0  .450   5.5    93  113
Kansas City Athletics           17    7   10    0  .412   6.0    85   90
Detroit Tigers                  19    7   12    0  .368   7.0    87   85

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Last Games on This Date

Team   Player Name  (Age)
CIN N  Matt Batts (34)
PHI N  Bob Ross (27)
CIN N  Al Silvera (20)
CHI N  Gale Wade (27)

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