Games on August 24, 1916

The games of August 24, 1916

The schedule for August 24, 1916 lists 10 games. The most lopsided result was the Pittsburgh Pirates' 10-1 win over the New York Giants. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Detroit Tigers (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Brooklyn Robins, the St. Louis Browns 5-4 over the New York Yankees, and the Philadelphia Athletics 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Boston Braves topped the Chicago Cubs 5-1, the St. Louis Browns fell to the New York Yankees, 4-2, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2, and the Chicago White Sox fell to the Washington Senators, 8-3. The St. Louis Browns and the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Athletics each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 23, 1916 and the next, Aug 25, 1916. The 1916 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.