Games on August 21, 1901

The games of August 21, 1901

Retrosheet's records show 9 games on August 21, 1901. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 9-0 winners over the Baltimore Orioles. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Philadelphia Athletics over the Cleveland Blues. A shutout went on the board for the Washington Senators over the Chicago White Sox (8-0). Decided by a single run were the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Boston Americans, 8-5, the New York Giants fell to the Boston Beaneaters, 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Chicago Orphans, 9-1, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Cleveland Blues 7-3, and the Brooklyn Superbas fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-2. The Cleveland Blues and the Philadelphia Athletics met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 20, 1901 and the next, Aug 22, 1901. For the wider picture, see the 1901 season.