Games on August 9, 1941

The games of August 9, 1941

Retrosheet's records show 9 games on August 9, 1941. The New York Cubans routed the Newark Eagles 12-6, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the St. Louis Browns (3-0) and the New York Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0). One-run games: the Boston Braves 8-7 over the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Washington Senators, 8-6, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 7-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 7-5, and the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 8-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 8, 1941 and the next, Aug 10, 1941. For the wider picture, see the 1941 season.