Games on August 8, 1941

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The games of August 8, 1941

On August 8, 1941, 8 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 16-2 winners over the St. Louis Browns. The highest-scoring game ended 15-8, the Boston Red Sox over the Washington Senators. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0). One-run games: the New York Cubans 6-5 over the Newark Eagles and the New York Giants 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Boston Braves 6-2, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Yankees 5-3, and the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 7-3. 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 7, 1941 and the next, Aug 9, 1941. The 1941 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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