Games on August 26, 1911

The games of August 26, 1911

11 games were played on August 26, 1911, according to Retrosheet. The Detroit Tigers routed the Washington Senators 11-6, the widest margin of the day. The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Boston Rustlers, the Boston Rustlers 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the New York Highlanders 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2, the Cleveland Naps fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 7-5, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Cleveland Naps 6-3, the New York Giants topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-1, and the Boston Red Sox fell to the St. Louis Browns, 5-4. The Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Rustlers, and the Philadelphia Athletics and the Cleveland Naps each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 25, 1911 and the next, Aug 27, 1911. The 1911 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.