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Events of Wednesday, August 8, 1956

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

BAL A    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
BOS A    0  0  2    0  0  1    0  4  x  -   7  9  2

BOX+PBP
WP: Parnell (6-2)
LP: Johnson (4-7)
HR: Ted Williams (13), Vernon (13)

CLE A    0  4  1    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  -   6 12  2
CHI A    1  2  0    0  0  0    1  1  1    0  0  0    0  1  -   7 13  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Staley (4-1)
LP: McLish (2-4)
HR: Colavito (10), Lollar (8)

KC  A    1  4  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   7 12  1
DET A    2  1  2    0  0  2    1  0  x  -   8 12  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Bunning (2-1)
LP: Crimian (1-5)
SV: Aber (4)
HR: Pilarcik (4), Kaline (22), House (8)

NY  A    2  0  1    1  0  6    2  0  0  -  12 14  0
WAS A    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  2

BOX+PBP
WP: Turley (6-2)
LP: Pascual (5-13)
HR: Howard (5), Mantle (38), Skowron (18)

CHI N    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  6
CIN N    3  0  2    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   8  8  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Klippstein (10-8)
LP: Rush (10-5)
HR: Bell (21), Kluszewski (26)

STL N    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  2  (1)
MIL N    1  0  1    1  2  2    1  2  x  -  10 10  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Trowbridge (2-0)
LP: Blaylock (0-3)
HR: Moon (14), Logan (10), Adcock 2 (26), Crandall (12)

STL N    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   3  8  0  (2)
MIL N    0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  -   2  4  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Wehmeier (7-8)
LP: Burdette (13-7)
HR: Adcock (27)

PHI N    1  1  0    1  0  4    0  1  0  -   8  9  0
NY  N    1  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   3 10  0

BOX+PBP
WP: Roberts (14-11)
LP: Hearn (4-11)
HR: Lopata (23), Jones (12), Kazanski (2), Rhodes (7)

BRO N    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   5 10  3
PIT N    5  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  x  -   8 10  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Munger (3-2)
LP: Craig (10-7)
SV: Kline (2)
HR: Thomas (17)

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Standings At Close of Play of August 8, 1956

NL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Milwaukee Braves               102   62   40    0  .608     -   497  365
Brooklyn Dodgers               104   61   43    0  .587   2.0   490  437
Cincinnati Reds                106   61   44    1  .581   2.5   530  470
St. Louis Cardinals            105   52   52    1  .500  11.0   512  495
Philadelphia Phillies          103   51   52    0  .495  11.5   474  509
Pittsburgh Pirates             105   45   58    2  .437  17.5   400  442
Chicago Cubs                   104   43   59    2  .422  19.0   431  503
New York Giants                 99   36   63    0  .364  24.5   330  443

AL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Yankees               106   69   37    0  .651     -   614  451
Cleveland Indians              105   60   44    1  .577   8.0   531  419
Boston Red Sox                 106   60   45    1  .571   8.5   539  496
Chicago White Sox              102   54   48    0  .529  13.0   530  449
Detroit Tigers                 107   50   56    1  .472  19.0   547  535
Baltimore Orioles              105   47   58    0  .448  21.5   401  505
Washington Senators            106   43   62    1  .410  25.5   460  633
Kansas City Athletics          105   36   69    0  .343  32.5   440  574

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Births on This Date

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