Games on August 19, 1922

The games of August 19, 1922

On August 19, 1922, 11 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 12-5 winners over the Chicago White Sox. Shutouts: the Detroit Tigers over the Boston Red Sox (1-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the New York Giants, the Philadelphia Athletics 6-5 over the St. Louis Browns, and the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-1, the Brooklyn Robins fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 9-4, the St. Louis Browns beat the Philadelphia Athletics 9-5, the Boston Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Braves 8-2, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators 3-1. The Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, the St. Louis Browns and the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Boston Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates 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 18, 1922 and the next, Aug 20, 1922. For the wider picture, see the 1922 season.