Games on August 1, 1939
12 games
- NY5 3 @ BLG 4 No box score
- CLE 5 @ BOS 7 No box score
- PHI 2 @ CHN 6 No box score
- NY1 5 @ CIN 4 No box score
- NW2 10 @ HOM 3 No box score
- SSA 7 @ MEM 1 No box score
- DET 5 @ NYA 2 No box score
- CHA 4 @ PHA 1 No box score
- BRO 5 @ PIT 3 No box score
- BSN 3 @ SLN 4 No box score
- KCM 8 @ TLC 4 No box score
- SLA 5 @ WS1 7 No box score
The games of August 1, 1939
On August 1, 1939, 12 games went into the books. The Newark Eagles routed the Homestead Grays 10-3, the widest margin of the day. The closest finishes were the Baltimore Elite Giants 4-3 over the New York Black Yankees, the New York Giants 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Boston Bees. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 7-5, the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2, the St. Louis Stars beat the Memphis Red Sox 7-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the New York Yankees 5-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the Philadelphia Athletics 4-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3, the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Toledo Crawfords 8-4, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the Washington Senators, 7-5. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 31, 1939 and the next, Aug 2, 1939. The 1939 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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