Games on August 11, 1916

The games of August 11, 1916

10 games were played on August 11, 1916, according to Retrosheet. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the Chicago White Sox (2-0) and the New York Giants over the St. Louis Cardinals (2-0). The closest finishes were the Brooklyn Robins 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Boston Braves, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the St. Louis Browns 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians. In the other games, the Brooklyn Robins topped the Chicago Cubs 4-1, the Boston Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1, the New York Giants topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3, and the St. Louis Browns beat the Cleveland Indians 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Robins, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves, and the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 10, 1916 and the next, Aug 12, 1916. The 1916 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.