Games on August 8, 1936

The games of August 8, 1936

On August 8, 1936, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 11-4 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Browns 9-7. Shutouts went on the board for the New York Yankees over the Philadelphia Athletics (4-0) and the Washington Senators over the Boston Red Sox (2-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Pittsburgh Crawfords 4-3 over the New York Cubans, the Philadelphia Stars 2-1 over the Homestead Grays, and the Philadelphia Stars 3-2 over the Homestead Grays. The rest of the slate: the Boston Bees topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 9-7, the St. Louis Browns beat the Detroit Tigers 10-5, and the New York Giants topped the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis Browns and the Detroit Tigers and the Homestead Grays and the Philadelphia Stars. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 7, 1936 and the next, Aug 9, 1936. For the wider picture, see the 1936 season.