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MLB Scores and Standings Monday, August 20, 1956

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Milwaukee Braves	3	Final
Cincinnati Redlegs	1

W	Lew Burdette (16-7)
L	Brooks Lawrence (16-7)
S	Warren Spahn (2)

Up To This Date

After This Date

Standings Up to and Including this Date

AL Overall

AL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
NYY	77	41	.653	--	684	496	.643
CLE	67	48	.583	8.5	585	460	.608
CHW	62	51	.549	12.5	587	476	.595
BOS	63	53	.543	13.0	583	565	.514
DET	55	62	.470	21.5	580	569	.509
BAL	52	64	.448	24.0	438	546	.401
WSH	49	66	.426	26.5	518	687	.374
KCA	38	78	.328	38.0	472	648	.359

NL Overall

NL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
MLN	70	45	.609	--	548	415	.625
BRO	67	47	.588	2.5	536	468	.562
CIN	68	50	.576	3.5	587	515	.560
STL	58	58	.500	12.5	544	536	.507
PHI	55	59	.482	14.5	507	553	.460
PIT	51	66	.436	20.0	459	499	.462
CHC	47	67	.412	22.5	466	542	.431
NYG	44	68	.393	24.5	382	501	.378

Standings For Games Played After this Date

AL Overall

AL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
DET	27	10	.730	--	209	130	.705
CHW	23	18	.561	6.0	189	158	.581
NYY	20	16	.556	6.5	173	135	.612
BOS	21	17	.553	6.5	197	186	.526
CLE	21	18	.538	7.0	127	121	.522
BAL	17	21	.447	10.5	133	159	.419
KCA	14	24	.368	13.5	147	183	.401
WSH	10	29	.256	18.0	134	237	.260

NL Overall

NL Overall Table
Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	RS	RA	pythW-L%
BRO	26	14	.650	--	184	133	.644
CIN	23	13	.639	1.0	188	143	.623
MLN	22	17	.564	3.5	161	154	.520
NYG	23	19	.548	4.0	158	149	.527
STL	18	20	.474	7.0	134	162	.414
PIT	15	22	.405	9.5	129	154	.420
PHI	16	24	.400	10.0	161	185	.437
CHC	13	27	.325	13.0	131	166	.393