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Events of Sunday, September 23, 1956

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Events of Sunday, September 23, 1956

9-22-1956 9-24-1956   9-23-1955 9-23-1957 

WAS A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
BAL A    2  0  1    1  0  0    2  0  x  -   6 13  1
BOX+PBP
WP: Johnson (9-11)
LP: Stobbs (15-14)
HR: Williams (11)

NY  A    0  1  2    0  0  0    0  2  2  -   7 12  1
BOS A    0  2  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   4  8  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Grim (6-1)
LP: Brewer (19-9)
HR: McDougald (12)

KC  A    0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3 10  1  (1)
CHI A    0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  9  1
BOX+PBP
WP: Gorman (9-10)
LP: Pierce (20-9)

KC  A    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  2  (2)
CHI A    0  3  0    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   5  8  2
BOX+PBP
WP: Staley (8-2)
LP: Craddock (0-2)

CLE A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  2  1
DET A    1  4  1    0  0  0    5  0  x  -  11 19  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Lary (20-13)
LP: Lemon (20-14)
HR: Maxwell (26), Bolling (7)

STL N    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   2  5  1  (1)
CIN N    0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   3  8  1
BOX+PBP
WP: Gross (3-0)
LP: Poholsky (9-14)
HR: Post (35), Bailey (28)

STL N    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  2  -   4  8  0  (2)
CIN N    1  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  x  -   5  6  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Acker (4-3)
LP: Wehmeier (11-11)
SV: Freeman (16)
HR: Repulski (11), Wehmeier (2), Bell (29), Post (36)

CHI N    0  0  0    0  0  0    3  1  0  -   4  5  3
MIL N    0  0  0    2  1  4    0  0  x  -   7  8  0
BOX+PBP
WP: Buhl (18-8)
LP: Rush (13-9)
SV: Conley (3)
HR: King (15), Bruton (7)

PHI N    0  0  0    3  1  0    1  1  0  -   6 10  1
NY  N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  4  1
BOX+PBP
WP: Simmons (14-10)
LP: Gomez (7-17)
HR: Blaylock (10), Lopata 2 (32), Jones (16), White (19)

BRO N    0  1  1    1  0  4    1  0  0  -   8 12  1
PIT N    1  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  2
Game suspended with 2 out in the top of the 9th inning and the score BRO 8 PIT 3.
Completed 9-24-1956.
BOX+PBP
WP: Newcombe (26-6)
LP: Face (12-13)
SV: Labine (19)
HR: Hodges 2 (30)

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Standings At Close of Play of September 23, 1956

NL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Milwaukee Braves               151   90   60    1  .600     -   693  559
Brooklyn Dodgers               147   88   59    0  .599   0.5   682  576
Cincinnati Reds                152   89   62    1  .589   1.5   761  643
St. Louis Cardinals            150   73   75    2  .493  16.0   660  679
Philadelphia Phillies          149   69   80    0  .463  20.5   653  718
Pittsburgh Pirates             151   65   83    3  .439  24.0   570  613
New York Giants                150   64   86    0  .427  26.0   518  642
Chicago Cubs                   152   58   91    3  .389  31.5   579  686

AL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Yankees               148   95   53    0  .642     -   826  603
Cleveland Indians              150   85   64    1  .570  10.5   693  558
Chicago White Sox              148   83   65    0  .561  12.0   742  600
Boston Red Sox                 150   80   69    1  .537  15.5   746  727
Detroit Tigers                 149   78   70    1  .527  17.0   751  674
Baltimore Orioles              148   65   83    0  .439  30.0   548  678
Washington Senators            150   58   91    1  .389  37.5   632  895
Kansas City Athletics          149   50   99    0  .336  45.5   600  803
ML League Leaders 

Debuts on This Date

Team   Player Name  (Age)
NY  N  Ozzie Virgil (24)

Last Games on This Date

Team   Player Name  (Age)
PIT N  Bob Garber (28)
KC  A  Lou Kretlow (35)
KC  A  Jack McMahan (24)
PIT N  Red Munger (37)
PIT N  Howie Pollet (35)
PIT N  Fred Waters (29)
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