Games on August 19, 1916

The games of August 19, 1916

9 games were played on August 19, 1916, according to Retrosheet. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the Cincinnati Reds 6-1, the widest margin of the day. A shutout went on the board for the Brooklyn Robins over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the New York Giants, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Brooklyn Robins. In the other games, the New York Yankees fell to the Chicago White Sox, 3-1, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Boston Braves 7-4, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the Washington Senators, 5-3. The Brooklyn Robins and the Pittsburgh Pirates met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 18, 1916 and the next, Aug 20, 1916. For the wider picture, see the 1916 season.