Games on August 22, 1942

The games of August 22, 1942

On August 22, 1942, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Homestead Grays, 10-0 winners over the Philadelphia Stars. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Athletics 11-5. The day's shutouts were the New York Yankees over the Washington Senators (1-0). The closest finishes were the Newark Eagles 6-5 over the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Boston Braves 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Giants 10-5, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Boston Braves 5-3, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes, 10-4, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Chicago White Sox, 3-1, the Homestead Grays beat the Philadelphia Stars 4-2, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Athletics 11-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Braves, the Philadelphia Stars and the Homestead Grays, and the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 21, 1942 and the next, Aug 23, 1942. The 1942 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.