Games on August 23, 1938

The games of August 23, 1938

The schedule for August 23, 1938 lists 14 games. The Boston Red Sox routed the Cleveland Indians 13-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 14-12, the Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Philadelphia Phillies (3-0), the Boston Bees over the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-0), and the Pittsburgh Crawfords over the Baltimore Elite Giants (4-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Black Crackers 6-5 over the Kansas City Monarchs, the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Boston Bees, and the Washington Senators 6-5 over the St. Louis Browns. Elsewhere, the New York Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2, the New York Yankees fell to the Chicago White Sox, 11-3, the New York Yankees topped the Chicago White Sox 3-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the Philadelphia Athletics 13-5, the Detroit Tigers beat the Philadelphia Athletics 8-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 9-7. The Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees, and the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 22, 1938 and the next, Aug 24, 1938. For the wider picture, see the 1938 season.