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Events of Friday, April 20, 1956

4-19-1956 4-21-1956   4-20-1955 4-20-1957 

WAS A    0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
BAL A    0  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  x  -   3  7  2

BOX+PBP
WP: Wilson (1-0)
LP: Brodowski (0-1)
HR: Courtney (1), Triandos (2)

DET A    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
CLE A    1  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   3  6  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Wynn (1-0)
LP: Garver (0-1)
HR: Woodling (1)

CHI A    1  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  3  -   6 10  0
KC  A    0  0  0    1  0  1    0  1  0  -   3  9  1

BOX+PBP
WP: Howell (1-0)
LP: Gorman (0-1)
HR: Northey (1), Donovan (1), Zernial (1)

BOS A    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
NY  A    0  0  0    2  2  0    3  0  x  -   7  9  2

BOX+PBP
WP: Ford (1-0)
LP: Nixon (0-1)
HR: Bolling (1), Mantle (3)

CIN N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  2
CHI N    6  0  1    0  0  1    1  3  x  -  12 18  2

BOX+PBP
WP: Jones (1-0)
LP: Fowler (0-1)
HR: Banks (1), Irvin (1)

NY  N    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  -   1  5  2
PHI N    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   2  7  2

BOX+PBP
WP: Meyer (1-0)
LP: Wilhelm (0-1)
HR: Greengrass (2)

BRO N    0  0  2    0  0  1    2  0  0  -   5  7  0
PIT N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2

BOX+PBP
WP: Craig (1-0)
LP: D. Hall (0-1)
HR: Gilliam (2)

MIL N    0  0  0    1  0  1    2  1  0  -   5  9  2
STL N    0  0  2    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   4 10  3

BOX+PBP
WP: Sleater (1-0)
LP: Miller (0-1)
HR: Mathews 2 (2), Covington (1), Boyer (1)

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Standings At Close of Play of April 20, 1956

NL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Milwaukee Braves                 3    3    0    0 1.000     -    14    5
Brooklyn Dodgers                 3    2    1    0  .667   1.0    16   12
Philadelphia Phillies            3    2    1    0  .667   1.0    14   12
New York Giants                  4    2    2    0  .500   1.5    12   12
Chicago Cubs                     3    1    2    0  .333   2.0    13   10
Cincinnati Reds                  3    1    2    0  .333   2.0    13   25
St. Louis Cardinals              3    1    2    0  .333   2.0    17   17
Pittsburgh Pirates               4    1    3    0  .250   2.5    10   16

AL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Chicago White Sox                3    3    0    0 1.000     -     9    4
Boston Red Sox                   4    3    1    0  .750   0.5    21   14
New York Yankees                 4    3    1    0  .750   0.5    29   17
Kansas City Athletics            3    2    1    0  .667   1.0     9    8
Cleveland Indians                3    1    2    0  .333   2.0     4    4
Baltimore Orioles                4    1    3    0  .250   2.5    10   22
Washington Senators              4    1    3    0  .250   2.5    18   25
Detroit Tigers                   3    0    3    0  .000   3.0     3    9

ML League Leaders 

Births on This Date

Floyd Chiffer
Tim Tolman

Debuts on This Date

Team   Player Name  (Age)
CIN N  Tom Acker (26)
MIL N  Frank Torre (24)

Deaths on This Date

Sam Brenegan (65)

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Transactions

Milwaukee Braves sold Charlie Bicknell to Atlanta (Southern Association). (date
approximate)

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