In their 13-4 victory at Crosley Field, the Reds hit eight home runs (Bob Thurman [3], Ted Kluszewski [2], Frank Robinson [2], and Wally Post [1]) to tie a major league mark. The Braves add two more to set a National League mark for total homers for a nine inning game.
1956 – The Dodgers and Giants draw 26,385 for a night-game record at Jersey City. A Willie Mays home run is the only scoring as Johnny Antonelli shuts out the Dodgers, 1 – 0.
8/13/1956: Peewee Reese homered in the top of the first inning with no one on and one out but had it rained out.
Shreveport’s Ken Guettler sets the Texas League mark with his 56th home run. He will finish the season with 62.
At Wrigley Field‚ Stan Musial doubles in the 6th for his 1‚071st extra-base hit‚ tying Mel Ott for the National League record‚ but his Cards lose‚ 6 – 2. Bob Rush is the winner. In the nitecap‚ Herm Wehmeier and Jim Daviseach throw 9 scoreless innings before darkness stops the game.
Mickey Mantle hits his 41st homer‚ and 7th in 8 days‚ to pace New York to a 6 – 2 win and a doubleheader sweep of the Orioles.
Don Newcombe’s consecutive scoreless innings streak is snapped at 39 2/3‚ but the Dodger righty wins his 18th of the year and 9th in a row‚ beating the Phils‚ 5 – 2. Stan Lopata’s two-run homer in the 7th is the Quaker scoring.
Mickey Mantle hits his 40th homer‚ off Hal Brown‚ as the Yankees clip the Orioles‚ 10 – 5. Mantle is the first Yankee since Joe DiMaggio‚ in 1937‚ to hit 40 homers.
1956 – Cincinnati C Ed Bailey hits a grand slam as the Redlegs win, 8 – 1, over Milwaukee, to move into second place, a half game behind the Braves and a half game ahead of the Dodgers.
The Senators get a license to sell beer at Griffith Stadium.
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