Games on August 9, 1936

The games of August 9, 1936

17 games were played on August 9, 1936, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago Cubs, 10-1 winners over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 12-5. Shutouts went on the board for the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Boston Bees (4-0), the New York Cubans over the Pittsburgh Crawfords (9-0), and the Pittsburgh Crawfords over the New York Cubans (7-0). Decided by a single run were the St. Louis Browns 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees 7-6 over the Philadelphia Athletics. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Boston Bees 5-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Chicago Cubs, 9-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Chicago White Sox 9-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-2, the Newark Eagles fell to the Philadelphia Stars, 10-7, the Newark Eagles beat the Philadelphia Stars 6-1, the New York Yankees topped the Philadelphia Athletics 3-0, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Giants, 6-2, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 10-2, and the Boston Red Sox topped the Washington Senators 8-2. The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Bees, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, and the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 8, 1936 and the next, Aug 10, 1936. For the wider picture, see the 1936 season.