Games on August 8, 1937

The games of August 8, 1937

On August 8, 1937, 14 games went into the books. The Chicago White Sox routed the Boston Red Sox 13-0, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Chicago Cubs over the Boston Bees (3-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the New York Giants (3-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 7-6 over the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Boston Bees, the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Philadelphia Athletics 5-4 over the St. Louis Browns. Elsewhere, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-4, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 1-1, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the St. Louis Browns 7-3, the New York Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-6, and the Detroit Tigers topped the Washington Senators 5-1. The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds played to a 1-1 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Bees and the Chicago Cubs, and the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 7, 1937 and the next, Aug 9, 1937. For the wider picture, see the 1937 season.