Games on August 26, 1938

The games of August 26, 1938

On August 26, 1938, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 12-2 winners over the Boston Red Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 15-9, the New York Yankees over the Cleveland Indians. One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 9-8 over the Chicago White Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 over the New York Giants. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Black Crackers beat the Memphis Red Sox 11-7, the Chicago Cubs topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 7-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Boston Bees, 6-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the New York Yankees 8-5, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the St. Louis Browns 11-6, the St. Louis Browns topped the Philadelphia Athletics 6-4, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Washington Senators 9-3. The Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, and the St. Louis Browns and the Philadelphia Athletics each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 25, 1938 and the next, Aug 27, 1938. The 1938 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.