Events of Saturday, August 25, 1956 (original) (raw)
Events of Saturday, August 25, 1956
Events of Saturday, August 25, 1956
8-24-1956 8-26-1956 8-25-1955 8-25-1957
DET A 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 - 7 11 1 BAL A 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 3 5 0
BOX+PBP WP: Bunning (4-1) LP: Ferrarese (4-10) SV: Trucks (1)
CLE A 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 6 9 3 BOS A 3 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 x - 9 10 0
BOX+PBP WP: Sisler (6-6) LP: Score (14-8) SV: Delock (5) HR: Gernert (15)
CHI A 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 - 4 8 0 NY A 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 1
BOX+PBP WP: Donovan (8-7) LP: Ford (14-5) HR: Mantle (44)
KC A 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 11 3 WAS A 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 x - 8 9 0
BOX+PBP WP: Pascual (6-13) LP: Ditmar (9-17) HR: Sievers (26), Lemon (23)
NY N 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 6 11 0 CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 2
BOX+PBP WP: Ridzik (4-1) LP: Davis (5-6)
BRO N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 2 5 2 CIN N 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 x - 5 8 2
BOX+PBP WP: Jeffcoat (5-2) LP: Erskine (11-7)
PHI N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 4 1 MIL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 2
BOX+PBP WP: B. Miller (2-5) LP: Burdette (16-8)
PIT N 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 10 1 STL N 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 0 x - 8 13 0
BOX+PBP WP: Blaylock (1-4) LP: Law (6-14) SV: Jackson (8) HR: Katt (10)
Standings At Close of Play of August 25, 1956
NL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Milwaukee Braves 121 74 47 0 .612 - 577 431 Brooklyn Dodgers 119 71 48 0 .597 2.0 557 486 Cincinnati Reds 124 71 52 1 .577 4.0 614 536 St. Louis Cardinals 124 62 60 2 .508 12.5 568 552 Philadelphia Phillies 119 56 63 0 .471 17.0 523 584 Pittsburgh Pirates 125 51 72 2 .415 24.0 475 532 New York Giants 119 49 70 0 .412 24.0 410 523 Chicago Cubs 123 49 71 3 .408 24.5 490 570
AL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Yankees 124 79 45 0 .637 - 698 519 Cleveland Indians 121 69 51 1 .575 8.0 602 477 Chicago White Sox 119 66 53 0 .555 10.5 617 497 Boston Red Sox 122 66 55 1 .545 11.5 607 589 Detroit Tigers 123 59 63 1 .484 19.0 608 584 Baltimore Orioles 121 54 67 0 .446 23.5 451 567 Washington Senators 121 51 69 1 .425 26.0 543 719 Kansas City Athletics 121 40 81 0 .331 37.5 497 671
Transactions
New York Yankees released Phil Rizzuto.
New York Yankees claimed Enos Slaughter from Kansas City Athletics on waivers.