Games on August 16, 1931

The games of August 16, 1931

The schedule for August 16, 1931 lists 12 games. The widest margin belonged to the Brooklyn Robins, 9-2 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. The highest-scoring game ended 9-6, the New York Yankees over the Detroit Tigers. The closest finishes were the Brooklyn Robins 8-7 over the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the New York Giants. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs topped the Boston Braves 7-1, the Boston Braves fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 9-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Chicago White Sox 5-1, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians 6-4, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the New York Giants, 7-1, the Washington Senators topped the St. Louis Browns 5-3, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the Washington Senators, 8-6. The Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Robins, the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Braves, and the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox 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 15, 1931 and the next, Aug 17, 1931. The 1931 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.