Games on August 8, 1925

The games of August 8, 1925

12 games were played on August 8, 1925, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Cincinnati Reds, 8-2 winners over the New York Giants. The highest-scoring game ended 12-8, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Brooklyn Robins. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox (3-0), the Philadelphia Phillies over the Chicago Cubs (2-0), and the Washington Senators over the St. Louis Browns (5-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the New York Yankees, the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the Brooklyn Robins, and the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the Boston Braves. In the other games, the New York Yankees fell to the Detroit Tigers, 9-3, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 10-4, and the Boston Braves topped the St. Louis Cardinals 9-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, and the Brooklyn Robins and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 7, 1925 and the next, Aug 9, 1925. The 1925 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.