Games on August 22, 1931

The games of August 22, 1931

The schedule for August 22, 1931 lists 11 games. The Brooklyn Robins routed the Chicago Cubs 8-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 9-6. Shutouts: the New York Giants over the Cincinnati Reds (6-0). The closest finishes were the Brooklyn Robins 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Boston Braves 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 7-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators 5-2, the New York Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-4, and the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns 8-6. The Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Robins, the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants, and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies 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 21, 1931 and the next, Aug 23, 1931. For the wider picture, see the 1931 season.