MLB Scores and Standings Monday, May 21, 1956

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New York Yankees	8	Final
Kansas City Athletics	5

W	Tom Sturdivant (2-1)
L	José Santiago (0-1)
S	Tom Morgan (2)

St. Louis Cardinals	4	Final
New York Giants	1

W	Vinegar Bend Mizell (3-2)
L	Don Liddle (1-1)

Up To This Date

After This Date

Standings Up to and Including this Date

AL Overall

AL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
NYY	22	10	.688	--	186	128	.665
CLE	18	11	.621	2.5	126	82	.687
BOS	16	12	.571	4.0	135	133	.507
CHW	12	13	.480	6.5	97	116	.419
BAL	15	17	.469	7.0	117	144	.406
DET	12	17	.414	8.5	134	129	.517
WSH	12	18	.400	9.0	126	165	.379
KCA	10	19	.345	10.5	130	154	.423

NL Overall

NL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
STL	18	12	.600	--	166	135	.593
MLN	13	8	.619	0.5	104	75	.645
BRO	16	11	.593	0.5	125	116	.534
CIN	16	12	.571	1.0	155	157	.494
PIT	15	13	.536	2.0	135	120	.554
NYG	13	16	.448	4.5	111	118	.472
PHI	10	18	.357	7.0	113	148	.379
CHC	7	18	.280	8.5	97	137	.347

Standings For Games Played After this Date

AL Overall

AL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
NYY	75	47	.615	--	671	503	.629
CHW	73	56	.566	5.5	679	518	.621
CLE	70	55	.560	6.5	586	499	.573
DET	70	55	.560	6.5	655	570	.563
BOS	68	58	.540	9.0	645	618	.520
BAL	54	68	.443	21.0	454	561	.404
WSH	47	77	.379	29.0	526	759	.338
KCA	42	83	.336	34.5	489	677	.355

NL Overall

NL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
BRO	77	50	.606	--	595	485	.592
MLN	79	54	.594	1.0	605	494	.592
CIN	75	51	.595	1.5	620	501	.596
PHI	61	65	.484	15.5	555	590	.472
STL	58	66	.468	17.5	512	563	.457
NYG	54	71	.432	22.0	429	532	.403
CHC	53	76	.411	25.0	500	571	.440
PIT	51	75	.405	25.5	453	533	.426