Games on August 2, 1939

The games of August 2, 1939

On August 2, 1939, 10 games went into the books. The New York Giants routed the Cincinnati Reds 12-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 13-4. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Brooklyn Dodgers (6-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, the Homestead Grays 4-3 over the Newark Eagles, the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Washington Senators 2-1 over the St. Louis Browns. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 8-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the New York Yankees 7-2, and the Toledo Crawfords topped the Kansas City Monarchs 5-3. The Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox 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 1, 1939 and the next, Aug 3, 1939. The 1939 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.