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1956 Major League Scores, Standings, Box Scores for Thursday, August 02, 1956
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Thursday, August 02, 1956
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Milwaukee Braves
0
F
inal
Brooklyn Dodgers
3
W
Don Newcombe (16-5)
L
Ray Crone (9-6)
Washington Nationals
4
F
inal
Chicago White Sox
5
W
Ellis Kinder (3-1)
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Bob Wiesler (3-9)
New York Yankees
0
F
inal
Cleveland Indians
4
W
Herb Score (11-6)
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Tom Sturdivant (9-5)
Boston Red Sox
18
F
inal
Detroit Tigers
3
W
Willard Nixon (5-4)
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Bob Miller (0-2)
Baltimore Orioles
2
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inal
Kansas City Athletics
3
W
Jack Crimian (1-4)
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Mike Fornieles (3-5)
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Tom Gorman (2)
Cincinnati Redlegs
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inal
New York Giants
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Tom Acker (2-2)
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Johnny Antonelli (9-11)
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Joe Nuxhall (3)
St. Louis Cardinals
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Herm Wehmeier (6-8)
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Bob Friend (12-10)
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Larry Jackson (5)
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
67
33
.670
--
585
422
.645
CLE
59
39
.602
7.0
513
386
.627
BOS
55
44
.556
11.5
513
483
.528
CHW
49
46
.516
15.5
480
417
.564
BAL
45
55
.450
22.0
380
464
.410
DET
45
55
.450
22.0
505
510
.495
WSH
40
61
.396
27.5
441
612
.354
KCA
36
63
.364
30.5
417
540
.384
NL Overall
NL Overall Table
Tm
W
L
W-L%
GB
RS
RA
pythW-L%
MLN
57
37
.606
--
455
347
.621
CIN
59
41
.590
1.0
502
438
.562
BRO
57
41
.582
2.0
450
411
.541
STL
49
47
.510
9.0
476
440
.536
PHI
46
52
.469
13.0
443
493
.451
PIT
43
55
.439
16.0
390
421
.465
CHC
41
55
.427
17.0
418
475
.442
NYG
35
59
.372
22.0
320
429
.369
Standings For Games Played After this Date
AL Overall
AL Overall Table
Tm
W
L
W-L%
GB
RS
RA
pythW-L%
DET
37
17
.685
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284
189
.678
CHW
36
23
.610
3.5
296
217
.638
NYY
30
24
.556
7.0
272
209
.618
BOS
29
26
.527
8.5
267
268
.498
CLE
29
27
.518
9.0
199
195
.509
BAL
24
30
.444
13.0
191
241
.395
WSH
19
34
.358
17.5
211
312
.328
KCA
16
39
.291
21.5
202
291
.339
NL Overall
NL Overall Table
Tm
W
L
W-L%
GB
RS
RA
pythW-L%
BRO
36
20
.643
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270
190
.655
CIN
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22
.593
3.0
273
220
.597
MLN
35
25
.583
3.0
254
222
.561
NYG
32
28
.533
6.0
220
221
.498
STL
27
31
.466
10.0
202
258
.390
PHI
25
31
.446
11.0
225
245
.461
PIT
23
33
.411
13.0
198
232
.428
CHC
19
39
.328
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179
233
.382
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