Games on August 31, 1937

The games of August 31, 1937

10 games were played on August 31, 1937, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Detroit Tigers' 12-3 win over the Washington Senators. The day's shutouts were the Philadelphia Phillies over the Pittsburgh Pirates (3-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 7-6 over the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Browns 2-1 over the Philadelphia Athletics. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-2, the Boston Bees beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-2, the New York Yankees topped the Cleveland Indians 7-3, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Indianapolis Athletics 8-5, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the New York Giants 8-1, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 7-3. The Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Browns met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 30, 1937 and the next, Sep 1, 1937. For the wider picture, see the 1937 season.