Games on August 19, 1936

The games of August 19, 1936

On August 19, 1936, 8 games went into the books. The Boston Bees routed the Philadelphia Phillies 9-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Browns beat the Detroit Tigers 13-8. One-run games: the New York Giants 3-2 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Philadelphia Athletics 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the Philadelphia Stars beat the Homestead Grays 7-1, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2, and the New York Yankees beat the Washington Senators 7-4. The Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 18, 1936 and the next, Aug 20, 1936. For the wider picture, see the 1936 season.