Games on August 1, 1943

The games of August 1, 1943

On August 1, 1943, 16 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Washington Senators, 20-6 winners over the St. Louis Browns. The closest finishes were the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the New York Giants, the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers, the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, and the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the Brooklyn Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the Cleveland Indians topped the Boston Red Sox 8-6, the Boston Red Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 4-1, the Philadelphia Blue Jays beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Blue Jays, 5-3, the New York Giants fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Philadelphia Athletics 5-1, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Chicago White Sox, 15-9, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Boston Braves, 6-3, the Boston Braves fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 7-1. The Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, the Philadelphia Blue Jays and the Chicago Cubs, and the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Jul 31, 1943 and the next, Aug 2, 1943. The 1943 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.