Games on August 3, 1939

10 games

The games of August 3, 1939

The schedule for August 3, 1939 lists 10 games. The Boston Red Sox routed the Cleveland Indians 17-6, the widest margin of the day. Decided by a single run were the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Boston Bees. The rest of the slate: the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Chicago Cubs, 9-6, the Newark Eagles fell to the Homestead Grays, 12-9, the Memphis Red Sox topped the St. Louis Stars 12-6, the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 12-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Philadelphia Athletics 9-7, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Bees 5-1, and the Washington Senators topped the St. Louis Browns 9-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Bees and the St. Louis Cardinals. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 2, 1939 and the next, Aug 4, 1939. For the wider picture, see the 1939 season.

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