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Thomas Brown2023-08-01 15:17:332024-02-13 18:34:15April 22, 1956: Orioles’ Fred Besana settles down to beat Senators
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Russ Walsh
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Russ Walsh2021-04-26 23:46:592021-04-27 01:10:36April 23, 1956: Don Drysdale beats Phillies in first major-league start
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admin2022-11-28 00:01:092022-11-22 16:54:10April 24, 1956: ‘Play of Four Decisions’ ensures Metropolitan Stadium’s debut is memorable
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admin2024-10-17 13:59:132024-10-17 13:59:13May 7, 1956: Giants bullpen implosion spoils Bill White’s stellar major-league debut
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Jacob Pomrenke
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Jacob Pomrenke2024-05-13 10:29:502024-05-09 10:33:18May 12, 1956: Carl Erskine’s second no-hitter is first to be broadcast on national TV
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wpadmin2026-03-30 00:01:052026-03-24 12:19:12May 22, 1956: Henry Aaron’s 4-hit night in Brooklyn leads to first NL batting title
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admin2020-10-07 14:01:252020-10-08 16:50:49May 22, 1956: Troy Herriage earns first and only major-league win for Kansas City A’s
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admin2018-03-22 13:41:512020-04-17 10:24:52May 26, 1956: Braves walk off in 11th to preserve Crone’s complete-game gem
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Jacob Pomrenke2024-04-04 11:07:092024-04-04 11:07:09June 3, 1956: Richie Ashburn’s only career 5-hit game lifts Phillies over Cardinals
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admin2022-11-21 00:01:462022-11-16 01:12:36June 7, 1956: Willie Mays homers twice in Giants’ exhibition win at Metropolitan Stadium
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wpadmin
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wpadmin2026-08-18 08:58:322026-08-18 08:58:32June 10, 1956: New Hampshire nips Washington State for only College World Series win
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admin2021-10-25 02:07:402021-10-25 02:19:40June 17, 1956: White Sox score 20 runs to give a glimmer of hope during a season of great expectations
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admin2014-07-18 01:49:042020-04-17 10:26:58June 23, 1956: Don Zimmer’s second beaning
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admin2020-05-21 19:51:492020-05-28 15:24:16June 26, 1956: Sal Maglie pitches, Rube Walker hits Dodgers past Cubs
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Jacob Pomrenke
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Jacob Pomrenke2023-07-03 22:18:222024-02-13 20:48:56July 3, 1956: ‘Best batting-practice pitcher’ Johnny O’Brien saves Bucs
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admin2022-04-18 14:53:242024-02-06 12:31:59July 10, 1956: The Kid, The Man, the Say Hey Kid, and the Commerce Comet shine at All-Star Game
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Jacob Pomrenke2020-10-16 01:15:362020-10-16 01:15:36July 14, 1956: Boston’s Mel Parnell makes last stand, tosses no-hitter at Fenway Park
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wpadmin2026-03-30 00:01:432026-03-24 12:49:19July 14, 1956: Braves sweep Dodgers as Henry Aaron’s fourth hit wins in 10th inning
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wpadmin2026-07-15 09:58:062026-07-15 09:58:06July 17, 1956: Ted Williams hits 400th home run to win second game of Red Sox’s double shutout
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admin2018-03-22 13:48:442020-04-17 10:24:52July 19, 1956: Joe Adcock’s forever record of 8 RBIs at County Stadium
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admin2016-11-29 12:11:362020-04-17 10:25:59July 25, 1956: Dodgers win on Snider walkoff home run in Jersey City
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admin2019-02-05 12:38:282023-06-06 13:45:57July 25, 1956: Roberto Clemente hits an inside-the-park, walk-off grand slam to lift Pirates
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wpadmin2025-09-18 10:12:582025-09-18 10:12:58July 26, 1956: Red Sox beat Athletics, Shantz on Ted Williams’s homer in 10th
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admin2019-05-10 00:05:452025-11-02 15:32:53August 15, 1956: Giants’ Antonelli outduels Dodgers’ Newcombe in Jersey City