Games on August 1, 1936

The games of August 1, 1936

The schedule for August 1, 1936 lists 13 games. The New York Black Yankees routed the Pittsburgh Crawfords 13-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Washington Senators 13-4. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago Cubs over the Boston Bees (1-0), the Chicago White Sox over the Boston Red Sox (3-0), and the New York Giants over the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, the New York Cubans 6-5 over the Homestead Grays, and the Pittsburgh Crawfords 6-5 over the New York Black Yankees. The rest of the slate: the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 11-4, the New York Cubans topped the Philadelphia Stars 4-0, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the St. Louis Cardinals 11-3, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 5-3, and the Newark Eagles topped the Washington Elite Giants 10-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Black Yankees and the Pittsburgh Crawfords. 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, Jul 31, 1936 and the next, Aug 2, 1936. For the wider picture, see the 1936 season.