Games on August 31, 1912

The games of August 31, 1912

Retrosheet's records show 8 games on August 31, 1912. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds (4-0) and the New York Highlanders over the Washington Senators (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Cleveland Naps. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-1, the St. Louis Browns topped the Detroit Tigers 5-1, the Boston Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2, and the Boston Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-1. The Boston Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 30, 1912 and the next, Sep 1, 1912. The 1912 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.