Games on August 23, 1902

8 games

The games of August 23, 1902

8 games were played on August 23, 1902, according to Retrosheet. The Philadelphia Athletics routed the Cleveland Bronchos 12-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 14-8. A shutout went on the board for the Boston Americans over the St. Louis Browns (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Superbas 9-8 over the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Orphans topped the Boston Beaneaters 14-5, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-7, and the Washington Senators topped the Detroit Tigers 6-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 22, 1902 and the next, Aug 24, 1902. For the wider picture, see the 1902 season.

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