Games on August 2, 1936

The games of August 2, 1936

19 games were played on August 2, 1936, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 13-4 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. The highest-scoring game ended 12-11, the Chicago White Sox over the Boston Red Sox. Shutouts: the Newark Eagles over the Washington Elite Giants (3-0). One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Boston Bees 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Boston Bees 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, and the New York Giants 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 5-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the Boston Red Sox 9-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-4, the Washington Senators beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3, the Homestead Grays fell to the New York Cubans, 6-2, the Homestead Grays fell to the New York Cubans, 9-2, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 11-8, the New York Black Yankees fell to the Pittsburgh Crawfords, 5-3, the New York Black Yankees fell to the Pittsburgh Crawfords, 5-4, and the St. Louis Browns beat the Philadelphia Athletics 6-1. The New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians played to a 4-4 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Bees, and the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 1, 1936 and the next, Aug 3, 1936. The 1936 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.