Games on August 24, 1918

The games of August 24, 1918

On August 24, 1918, 11 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Chicago Cubs' 8-3 win over the Brooklyn Robins. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the Philadelphia Athletics 9-4. Shutouts went on the board for the New York Yankees over the Detroit Tigers (2-0) and the Washington Senators over the Cleveland Indians (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 over the Boston Braves, the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the New York Yankees, the Philadelphia Athletics 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox topped the St. Louis Browns 3-1, the Brooklyn Robins fell to the Chicago Cubs, 3-1, and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Brooklyn Robins and the Chicago Cubs, the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, and the Chicago White Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics. 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 23, 1918 and the next, Aug 25, 1918. The 1918 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.