Games on August 3, 1938

The games of August 3, 1938

On August 3, 1938, 12 games went into the books. The Philadelphia Athletics routed the Chicago White Sox 14-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 13-5, the Philadelphia Athletics over the Chicago White Sox. One-run games: the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians. In the other games, the Boston Bees fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Bees 5-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 8-6, the New York Yankees topped the Detroit Tigers 10-7, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 9-3, the New York Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 8-3, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3, and the St. Louis Browns topped the Washington Senators 5-3. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Bees, the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, and the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 2, 1938 and the next, Aug 4, 1938. The 1938 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.