Games on August 19, 1938

The games of August 19, 1938

7 games were played on August 19, 1938, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 7-2 winners over the Cleveland Indians. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Detroit Tigers over the St. Louis Browns. Shutouts: the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Boston Bees (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-4, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Giants, 4-2, and the New York Yankees topped the Philadelphia Athletics 5-2. The St. Louis Browns and the Detroit Tigers 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 18, 1938 and the next, Aug 20, 1938. For the wider picture, see the 1938 season.