Games on August 16, 1936

The games of August 16, 1936

The schedule for August 16, 1936 lists 18 games. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Stars, 15-7 winners over the Newark Eagles. One-run games: the Washington Senators 7-6 over the Boston Red Sox, the Washington Senators 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Boston Bees 5-2, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Boston Bees 2-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-4, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 8-6, the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3, the New York Cubans fell to the New York Black Yankees, 2-1, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 10-2, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Yankees 2-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2. The Boston Bees and the Brooklyn Dodgers played to a 2-2 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Bees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 15, 1936 and the next, Aug 17, 1936. The 1936 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.