Games on August 6, 1938

The games of August 6, 1938

On August 6, 1938, 11 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Stars, 13-1 winners over the Pittsburgh Crawfords. Runs came easiest when the Newark Eagles beat the Homestead Grays 15-13. Shutouts: the Boston Bees over the Chicago Cubs (1-0). One-run games: the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 11-6, the Indianapolis ABC's beat the Chicago American Giants 10-6, the Washington Senators beat the Chicago White Sox 7-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 7-3, the Boston Red Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 14-8, the Homestead Grays fell to the Newark Eagles, 11-4, and the Philadelphia Athletics topped the St. Louis Browns 8-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Newark Eagles and the Homestead Grays. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 5, 1938 and the next, Aug 7, 1938. The 1938 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.