Games on August 4, 1939

8 games

The games of August 4, 1939

On August 4, 1939, 8 games went into the books. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the St. Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies. Shutouts: the Chicago Cubs over the Boston Bees (1-0). One-run games: the Homestead Grays 8-7 over the Newark Eagles, the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the New York Giants, and the Washington Senators 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3 and the St. Louis Browns beat the Philadelphia Athletics 3-1. 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 3, 1939 and the next, Aug 5, 1939. The 1939 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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