Games on August 25, 1938

The games of August 25, 1938

On August 25, 1938, 17 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the New York Yankees' 15-3 win over the Cleveland Indians. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Boston Bees 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Atlanta Black Crackers, 5-2, the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Boston Bees, 6-4, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 5-2, the Newark Eagles topped the Philadelphia Stars 6-4, the St. Louis Browns topped the Philadelphia Athletics 8-5, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the St. Louis Browns 4-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1, the Pittsburgh Crawfords beat the Baltimore Elite Giants 5-4, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the New York Giants, 8-7. The Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, and the Boston Bees and the Cincinnati Reds each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 24, 1938 and the next, Aug 26, 1938. For the wider picture, see the 1938 season.