Games on August 31, 1935

The games of August 31, 1935

10 games were played on August 31, 1935, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the New York Giants' 9-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The highest-scoring game ended 11-9, the Pittsburgh Crawfords over the Homestead Grays. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the Cleveland Indians (5-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (5-0). Elsewhere, the Boston Braves fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-2, the New York Yankees topped the Philadelphia Athletics 6-2, the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Athletics 3-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the St. Louis Browns 5-1, and the Washington Senators topped the Boston Red Sox 3-1. The New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Athletics met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 30, 1935 and the next, Sep 1, 1935. The 1935 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.