Games on August 24, 1939

The games of August 24, 1939

On August 24, 1939, 10 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 17-2 winners over the Philadelphia Athletics. The closest finishes were the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the Boston Bees 6-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Chicago White Sox, 3-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the Philadelphia Athletics 10-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the Washington Senators 8-1, the Homestead Grays topped the Baltimore Elite Giants 7-4, and the New York Yankees topped the St. Louis Browns 11-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Athletics and the Cleveland Indians. 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 23, 1939 and the next, Aug 25, 1939. For the wider picture, see the 1939 season.