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Events of Wednesday, July 18, 1956

7-17-1956 7-19-1956   7-18-1955 7-18-1957 

CHI A    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  1
BAL A    0  2  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  7  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Martin (2-0)
LP: Kinder (0-1)
HR: Gardner (8)

KC  A    0  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  1  -   4  7  2
BOS A    0  0  2    0  1  0    0  4  x  -   7 11  2

BOX+PBP
WP: Parnell (4-2)
LP: Herriage (1-9)
HR: Vernon (8)

DET A    0  1  0    0  0  6    0  1  0  -   8 12  1  (1)
NY  A    1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   4  7  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Foytack (7-6)
LP: Sturdivant (8-3)
HR: Mantle (31)

DET A    0  1  1    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  7  2  (2)
NY  A    0  2  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  3

BOX+PBP
WP: Lary (8-10)
LP: McDermott (2-5)
HR: Kaline (14)

CLE A    0  0  3    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   5 12  0  (1)
WAS A    4  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  x  -   7 10  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Ramos (6-7)
LP: Feller (0-2)
HR: Wertz 2 (21), Runnels (6), Lemon (14), FitzGerald (2)

CLE A    0  0  0    0  0  0    3  5  3  -  11 10  0  (2)
WAS A    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  2

BOX+PBP
WP: Aguirre (1-0)
LP: Pascual (4-11)
SV: Lemon (2)
HR: Strickland (2)

PHI N    0  0  0    0  0  1    4  1  0  -   6 10  4  (1)
CHI N    2  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   4 11  4

BOX+PBP
WP: Roberts (10-10)
LP: Brosnan (2-4)
HR: Fondy (4)

PHI N    0  2  0    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   6  6  2  (2)
CHI N    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Simmons (5-6)
LP: Davis (3-4)

BRO N    4  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   6 12  1
CIN N    1  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  6  2

BOX+PBP
WP: Erskine (7-6)
LP: Klippstein (7-6)
SV: Labine (13)
HR: Amoros (5), Post (16)

NY  N    0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   3  8  1
MIL N    4  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  x  -   7  7  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Burdette (11-4)
LP: Worthington (4-11)
HR: Thomson (12)

PIT N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  1
STL N    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1 11  0

BOX+PBP

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Standings At Close of Play of July 18, 1956

NL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Milwaukee Braves                80   49   31    0  .613     -   366  293
Cincinnati Reds                 83   48   34    1  .585   2.0   415  375
Brooklyn Dodgers                82   45   37    0  .549   5.0   385  354
St. Louis Cardinals             84   41   42    1  .494   9.5   402  382
Pittsburgh Pirates              83   38   43    2  .469  11.5   328  334
Philadelphia Phillies           84   39   45    0  .464  12.0   364  398
Chicago Cubs                    83   35   46    2  .432  14.5   358  411
New York Giants                 79   31   48    0  .392  17.5   274  345

AL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Yankees                86   58   28    0  .674     -   489  354
Cleveland Indians               84   47   36    1  .566   9.5   434  348
Boston Red Sox                  85   47   37    1  .560  10.0   422  405
Chicago White Sox               81   43   38    0  .531  12.5   416  346
Baltimore Orioles               84   40   44    0  .476  17.0   316  387
Detroit Tigers                  85   38   46    1  .452  19.0   424  407
Washington Senators             89   34   54    1  .386  25.0   398  547
Kansas City Athletics           84   30   54    0  .357  27.0   348  453

ML League Leaders 

Births on This Date

Butch Edge
Razor Shines

Last Games on This Date

Team   Player Name  (Age)
DET A  Buddy Hicks (29)

Deaths on This Date

Hank Perry (69)

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Transactions

Cincinnati Reds signed Bruce Edwards as a free agent.

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