Games on August 15, 1936

The games of August 15, 1936

On August 15, 1936, 12 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the New York Yankees' 16-2 win over the Philadelphia Athletics. A shutout went on the board for the St. Louis Browns over the Cleveland Indians (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the Washington Senators, 11-5, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Boston Bees 6-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 10-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Giants, 4-1, the New York Cubans beat the Newark Eagles 7-1, the Philadelphia Stars beat the New York Black Yankees 3-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1, and the Washington Elite Giants beat the Pittsburgh Crawfords 8-8. The Pittsburgh Crawfords and the Washington Elite Giants played to a 8-8 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox. 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 14, 1936 and the next, Aug 16, 1936. For the wider picture, see the 1936 season.