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MLB Games on Thursday August 16, 1956

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Detroit TigersAL4Cleveland IndiansAL5Box | PBP97,217Cleveland Municipal StadiumDay2:46Herb ScoreBilly Hoeft---Colavito, Rosen
Chicago White SoxAL6Kansas City AthleticsAL5Box | PBP95,913Municipal StadiumDay2:56Ellis KinderArt Ditmar---Doby
Boston Red SoxAL2New York YankeesAL1Box | PBP921,913Yankee Stadium IDay2:23Willard NixonDon Larsen---Jensen
New York GiantsNL9Brooklyn DodgersNL10Box | PBP1318,978Ebbets FieldNight:00Don DrysdaleDick Littlefield---Mays, Snider, Thompson
Cincinnati RedsNL2Chicago CubsNL4Box | PBP93,767Wrigley FieldDay2:36Sam JonesBrooks Lawrence---Fondy, Robinson
Pittsburgh PiratesNL4Philadelphia PhilliesNL1Box | PBP97,070Connie Mack StadiumNight1:58Vern LawRobin Roberts---Mazeroski, Virdon
Milwaukee BravesNL8St. Louis CardinalsNL0Box | PBP916,124Sportsman's ParkNight:00Lew BurdetteVinegar Bend Mizell------
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Glossary:
visTeam Visiting Team Lg League vScore Visiting team runs scored homeTeam Home Team hScore Home team runs scored Boxscore Link to Boxscore (Box) and Play by Play (PBP) Inn Innings in a game or Innings played at position Attendance Number of people paying for tickets for games Ballpark Team or School's ballpark for the season TOD Time of Day (Day or Night) GameTime Time of play for the game Winning Pitcher The Pitcher in the game when winning team went ahead for good Losing Pitcher The Pitcher in the game when losing team was losing for the rest of the game Save Pitcher The final pitcher for the winning team in a close game
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