Games on August 4, 1926

9 games

The games of August 4, 1926

On August 4, 1926, 9 games went into the books. The Boston Braves routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Washington Senators beat the Detroit Tigers 11-7. Decided by a single run were the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Washington Senators. The rest of the slate: the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Brooklyn Robins 8-4, the Boston Braves fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the Boston Red Sox 7-3, the New York Yankees fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-5, and the St. Louis Browns topped the Philadelphia Athletics 3-1. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves and the Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 3, 1926 and the next, Aug 5, 1926. The 1926 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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