Games on August 31, 1938

The games of August 31, 1938

On August 31, 1938, 11 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 12-3 winners over the New York Giants. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 12-6. A shutout went on the board for the Chicago White Sox over the Washington Senators (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Black Crackers 4-3 over the Kansas City Monarchs, the New York Giants 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 6-3, the Boston Bees beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 9-3, and the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-6. The New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 30, 1938 and the next, Sep 1, 1938. The 1938 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.