Games on August 31, 1901

The games of August 31, 1901

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on August 31, 1901. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Blues, 16-4 winners over the Washington Senators. The day's shutouts were the Boston Beaneaters over the Brooklyn Superbas (2-0) and the Washington Senators over the Cleveland Blues (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Boston Americans. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 12-2, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-2, the Boston Americans fell to the Detroit Tigers, 4-4, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-1, the New York Giants fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-2, the Chicago Orphans topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1, the Chicago Orphans fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 15-4. The Boston Americans and the Detroit Tigers played to a 4-4 tie. The Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox, the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Blues, and the Boston Americans and the Detroit Tigers each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 30, 1901 and the next, Sep 1, 1901. For the wider picture, see the 1901 season.