Games on August 22, 1937

The games of August 22, 1937

Retrosheet's records show 17 games on August 22, 1937. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-7. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago American Giants over the Kansas City Monarchs (3-0), the Cincinnati Tigers over the Detroit Stars (4-0), and the Philadelphia Stars over the Washington Elite Giants (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago American Giants 2-1 over the Kansas City Monarchs, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cincinnati Tigers 4-3 over the Detroit Stars, and the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the St. Louis Browns. Elsewhere, the Birmingham Black Barons topped the Atlanta Black Crackers 8-2, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Boston Bees 5-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Chicago Cubs, 4-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-2, the New York Yankees topped the Philadelphia Athletics 4-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Browns 11-3, and the Philadelphia Stars beat the Washington Elite Giants 4-1. The Kansas City Monarchs and the Chicago American Giants, the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox, and the Detroit Stars and the Cincinnati Tigers each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 21, 1937 and the next, Aug 24, 1937. The 1937 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.