Games on August 6, 1932

The games of August 6, 1932

On August 6, 1932, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 10-2 winners over the New York Giants. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Chicago Cubs over the Philadelphia Phillies. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Boston Braves (3-0) and the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Red Sox (3-0). One-run games: the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox topped the New York Yankees 10-5, the New York Yankees topped the Chicago White Sox 4-1, the Washington Senators beat the Detroit Tigers 9-4, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the New York Giants, 5-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-8, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 4-2. The Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Braves, the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, and the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants 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 5, 1932 and the next, Aug 7, 1932. The 1932 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.