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Events of Tuesday, August 7, 1956

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

NY  A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   0  7  2
BOS A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   1  4  2

BOX+PBP
WP: Nixon (6-4)
LP: Larsen (6-3)

KC  A    1  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  0    0  -   4  8  1  (1)
CHI A    0  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  1    1  -   5 10  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Kinder (2-1)
LP: Shantz (1-5)
HR: Skizas (4)

KC  A    0  0  1    0  0  1    1  0  0    0  -   3  8  0  (2)
CHI A    0  0  1    0  2  0    0  0  0    1  -   4 11  2

BOX+PBP
WP: LaPalme (2-0)
LP: Herriage (1-12)
HR: Power (8)

CLE A    0  2  0    1  0  0    0  1  1  -   5 12  1
DET A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2 12  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Garcia (8-11)
LP: Lary (10-12)
HR: Ward (4), Naragon (3), Boone (15)

PIT N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
BRO N    0  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Newcombe (17-5)
LP: Law (4-13)
HR: Snider (31)

STL N    0  1  0    0  2  0    0  3  2  -   8 14  0
CIN N    0  0  0    2  0  2    0  0  0  -   4  6  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Konstanty (1-1)
LP: Lawrence (15-4)
SV: Jackson (6)
HR: Moon (13), Post (19), Bailey (18)

CHI N    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
MIL N    1  1  0    0  2  0    2  0  x  -   6 12  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Spahn (11-9)
LP: Brosnan (3-6)
HR: Spahn (3)

PHI N    0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  2  -   4  9  2  (1)
NY  N    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  0  -   3  9  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Haddix (10-3)
LP: Wilhelm (2-7)
SV: B. Miller (5)
HR: Sarni (7)

PHI N    0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 10  2  (2)
NY  N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Simmons (9-6)
LP: Antonelli (9-12)
HR: Ennis (20)

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Standings At Close of Play of August 7, 1956

NL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Milwaukee Braves               100   61   39    0  .610     -   485  361
Brooklyn Dodgers               103   61   42    0  .592   1.5   485  429
Cincinnati Reds                105   60   44    1  .577   3.0   522  468
St. Louis Cardinals            103   51   51    1  .500  11.0   508  483
Philadelphia Phillies          102   50   52    0  .490  12.0   466  506
Pittsburgh Pirates             104   44   58    2  .431  18.0   392  437
Chicago Cubs                   103   43   58    2  .426  18.5   429  495
New York Giants                 98   36   62    0  .367  24.0   327  435

AL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Yankees               105   68   37    0  .648     -   602  449
Cleveland Indians              104   60   43    1  .583   7.0   525  412
Boston Red Sox                 105   59   45    1  .567   8.5   532  494
Chicago White Sox              101   53   48    0  .525  13.0   523  443
Detroit Tigers                 106   49   56    1  .467  19.0   539  528
Baltimore Orioles              104   47   57    0  .452  20.5   399  498
Washington Senators            105   43   61    1  .413  24.5   458  621
Kansas City Athletics          104   36   68    0  .346  31.5   433  566

ML League Leaders 

Debuts on This Date

Team   Player Name  (Age)
CHI N  Moe Drabowsky (21)

Deaths on This Date

Hughie Tate (76)

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