Games on August 11, 1942

The games of August 11, 1942

8 games were played on August 11, 1942, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Browns, 9-2 winners over the Chicago White Sox. One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the New York Yankees. The rest of the slate: the New York Giants beat the Boston Braves 6-4, the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 0-0, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Washington Senators, 3-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cincinnati Reds 3-1. The Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians played to a 0-0 tie. The Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 10, 1942 and the next, Aug 12, 1942. For the wider picture, see the 1942 season.