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Events of Tuesday, August 14, 1956

8-13-1956 8-15-1956 8-14-1955 8-14-1957

WAS A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 2 BAL A 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 x - 3 6 0

BOX+PBP WP: Johnson (5-7) LP: Stobbs (10-10)

DET A 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 6 11 1 CLE A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 14 1

BOX+PBP WP: Bunning (3-1) LP: Mossi (5-4) SV: Aber (5) HR: Belardi (4), Boone (17), Woodling (8), Smith (13)

CHI A 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 - 12 16 3 KC A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0

BOX+PBP WP: Harshman (10-7) LP: Ditmar (9-14) HR: Doby (15), Harshman (5)

BOS A 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 6 1 NY A 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 5 x - 12 15 0

BOX+PBP WP: Kucks (16-6) LP: Parnell (6-3) HR: Klaus (5), Jensen (15), Martin (8), Mantle (42)

NY N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 3 7 1 BRO N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 7 0

BOX+PBP WP: Hearn (5-11) LP: Labine (9-6) SV: Grissom (7) HR: Mays (20)

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

BOX+PBP WP: Nuxhall (8-8) LP: Kaiser (3-6) HR: Post (22)

PIT N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 (1) PHI N 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 x - 3 9 2

BOX+PBP WP: Haddix (11-3) LP: Friend (13-12) HR: Lopata (25)

PIT N 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 6 2 (2) PHI N 1 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 x - 11 16 1

BOX+PBP WP: Simmons (10-6) LP: Munger (3-3)

MIL N 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 9 1 STL N 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 x - 6 8 0

BOX+PBP WP: Dickson (9-9) LP: Buhl (14-5) HR: Nelson (7)

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Standings At Close of Play of August 14, 1956

NL

Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Milwaukee Braves 109 66 43 0 .606 - 524 391 Brooklyn Dodgers 109 64 45 0 .587 2.0 512 451 Cincinnati Reds 112 64 47 1 .577 3.0 551 493 St. Louis Cardinals 112 56 54 2 .509 10.5 533 512 Philadelphia Phillies 109 54 55 0 .495 12.0 498 530 Pittsburgh Pirates 113 48 63 2 .432 19.0 430 481 Chicago Cubs 110 44 63 3 .411 21.0 444 519 New York Giants 106 40 66 0 .377 24.5 356 471

AL

Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Yankees 112 74 38 0 .661 - 661 478 Cleveland Indians 110 63 46 1 .578 9.5 562 442 Boston Red Sox 111 62 48 1 .564 11.0 550 525 Chicago White Sox 107 57 50 0 .533 14.5 560 463 Detroit Tigers 112 53 58 1 .477 20.5 567 553 Baltimore Orioles 111 49 62 0 .441 24.5 423 528 Washington Senators 111 45 65 1 .409 28.0 483 657 Kansas City Athletics 110 37 73 0 .336 36.0 454 614

ML League Leaders

Deaths on This Date

Frank Dupee (79) Wilfredo Salas (33)

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