Games on August 23, 1931

The games of August 23, 1931

10 games were played on August 23, 1931, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 16-1 winners over the Boston Braves. Shutouts: the St. Louis Cardinals over the Boston Braves (1-0), the St. Louis Browns over the Philadelphia Athletics (1-0), and the Philadelphia Athletics over the St. Louis Browns (10-0). The closest finishes were the Brooklyn Robins 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Brooklyn Robins 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Washington Senators 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers. In the other games, the New York Yankees topped the Chicago White Sox 10-4 and the New York Yankees topped the Chicago White Sox 9-1. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Robins, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Braves, and the New York Yankees 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 22, 1931 and the next, Aug 24, 1931. For the wider picture, see the 1931 season.