Games on August 6, 1939

The games of August 6, 1939

On August 6, 1939, 16 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Cardinals' 11-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Boston Bees over the Chicago Cubs. Shutouts: the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds (5-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the New York Giants (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago American Giants 3-2 over the Cleveland Bears, the Cleveland Bears 6-5 over the Chicago American Giants, the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the New York Yankees, and the Washington Senators 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 10-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-3, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 8-6, the Cleveland Indians topped the New York Yankees 7-1, the St. Louis Browns beat the Philadelphia Athletics 11-4, the St. Louis Browns topped the Philadelphia Athletics 8-6, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the New York Giants, 9-5, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3. The Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Chicago American Giants and the Cleveland Bears each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 5, 1939 and the next, Aug 7, 1939. The 1939 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.