Games on August 7, 1938

The games of August 7, 1938

The schedule for August 7, 1938 lists 20 games. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the New York Giants 13-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-10, the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds. Shutouts: the Boston Bees over the Chicago Cubs (5-0), the New York Yankees over the Cleveland Indians (7-0), and the Kansas City Monarchs over the Memphis Red Sox (7-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago American Giants 4-3 over the Indianapolis ABC's. Elsewhere, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Cincinnati Reds 6-3, the Chicago Cubs beat the Boston Bees 7-4, the Chicago American Giants topped the Indianapolis ABC's 5-3, the Washington Senators fell to the Chicago White Sox, 14-5, the Washington Senators beat the Chicago White Sox 12-5, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-3, the Newark Eagles fell to the Homestead Grays, 8-4, the New York Giants fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-1, the Baltimore Elite Giants fell to the New York Black Yankees, 1-1, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3. The Baltimore Elite Giants and the New York Black Yankees played to a 1-1 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Bees, and the Indianapolis ABC's and the Chicago American Giants. 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 6, 1938 and the next, Aug 8, 1938. For the wider picture, see the 1938 season.