Games on August 11, 1938

The games of August 11, 1938

On August 11, 1938, 10 games went into the books. The Chicago White Sox routed the Detroit Tigers 13-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the St. Louis Browns over the Cleveland Indians. A shutout went on the board for the Pittsburgh Crawfords over the Baltimore Elite Giants (1-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago American Giants 8-7 over the Atlanta Black Crackers and the Cincinnati Reds 8-7 over the Chicago Cubs. Elsewhere, the Kansas City Monarchs fell to the Indianapolis ABC's, 7-5, the Washington Senators fell to the New York Yankees, 9-6, the New York Black Yankees topped the Philadelphia Stars 6-2, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3, and the St. Louis Browns beat the Cleveland Indians 8-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cleveland Indians and the St. Louis Browns. 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 10, 1938 and the next, Aug 12, 1938. The 1938 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.