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Thursday, August 23,1956

Thursday, August 23,1956

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1956 reg season 1956-08-23 Detroit Tigers  0 Baltimore Orioles  3 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Ray Moore Frank Lary Hal Brown 9,366 2:21
1956 reg season 1956-08-23 Cleveland Indians  1 Boston Red Sox  2 box | pbp Fenway Park Mel Parnell Bob Lemon -- 26,439 2:10
1956 reg season 1956-08-23 Chicago White Sox  8 New York Yankees  3 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Bob Keegan Rip Coleman -- 0 2:37
1956 reg season 1956-08-23 Chicago White Sox  6 New York Yankees  4 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Dixie Howell Bob Turley Paul LaPalme 22,971 3:12
1956 reg season 1956-08-23 Kansas City Athletics  3 Washington Senators I  5 box | pbp Griffith Stadium Chuck Stobbs Jack Crimian -- 11,755 1:54
1956 reg season 1956-08-23 New York Giants  2 Chicago Cubs  1 box | pbp Wrigley Field Johnny Antonelli Moe Drabowsky -- 0 2:26
1956 reg season 1956-08-23 New York Giants  8 Chicago Cubs  5 box | pbp Wrigley Field Max Surkont Warren Hacker Hoyt Wilhelm 12,500 2:09
1956 reg season 1956-08-23 Brooklyn Dodgers  6 Cincinnati Reds  5 box | pbp Crosley Field Don Newcombe Johnny Klippstein -- 21,054 2:33
1956 reg season 1956-08-23 Philadelphia Phillies  5 Milwaukee Braves  11 box | pbp County Stadium Ray Crone Curt Simmons Ernie Johnson 25,493 2:54
1956 reg season 1956-08-23 Pittsburgh Pirates  0 St. Louis Cardinals  3 box | pbp Sportsman's Park III Vinegar Bend Mizell Ron Kline -- 0 2:28
1956 reg season 1956-08-23 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 St. Louis Cardinals  3 box | pbp Sportsman's Park III Jackie Collum Roy Face -- 11,935 2:28
11 record(s)