Games on August 9, 1916

The games of August 9, 1916

Retrosheet's records show 9 games on August 9, 1916. The widest margin belonged to the Brooklyn Robins, 6-0 winners over the Chicago Cubs. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Cincinnati Reds over the Philadelphia Phillies. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Cardinals over the New York Giants (3-0) and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0). Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 5-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 7-1, the New York Giants topped the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4, and the Washington Senators fell to the St. Louis Browns, 4-1. The St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 8, 1916 and the next, Aug 10, 1916. The 1916 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.