Games on August 24, 1909

The games of August 24, 1909

The schedule for August 24, 1909 lists 9 games. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the New York Giants 11-3, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Brooklyn Superbas over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0), the Cleveland Naps over the Washington Senators (7-0), and the Chicago Cubs over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0). The closest finishes were the Detroit Tigers 7-6 over the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Giants 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Boston Doves, 3-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2, and the New York Highlanders fell to the St. Louis Browns, 3-0. Doubleheaders on the date: the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants. 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 23, 1909 and the next, Aug 25, 1909. For the wider picture, see the 1909 season.