Games on August 19, 1931

The games of August 19, 1931

On August 19, 1931, 10 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 10-5 winners over the Washington Senators. The highest-scoring game ended 10-8, the Cleveland Indians over the Washington Senators. One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 9-8 over the Detroit Tigers, the New York Giants 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs beat the Brooklyn Robins 4-1, the Brooklyn Robins beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Chicago White Sox 4-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4, and the St. Louis Browns beat the New York Yankees 7-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Robins, the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians, and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies. 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, 1931 and the next, Aug 20, 1931. For the wider picture, see the 1931 season.