Games on August 6, 1933

The games of August 6, 1933

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on August 6, 1933. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago Cubs, 6-0 winners over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Washington Senators 12-8. Shutouts went on the board for the Philadelphia Phillies over the Boston Braves (1-0) and the Cincinnati Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Giants 3-2 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Boston Braves 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians. Elsewhere, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the New York Giants 6-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 7-3, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 5-4, the Chicago White Sox topped the St. Louis Browns 6-5, and the St. Louis Browns beat the Chicago White Sox 7-1. The New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Braves, and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 5, 1933 and the next, Aug 7, 1933. For the wider picture, see the 1933 season.