Games on August 6, 1943

The games of August 6, 1943

10 games were played on August 6, 1943, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 6-0 winners over the Chicago White Sox. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 9-7. The day's shutouts were the Cleveland Indians over the St. Louis Browns (1-0) and the Philadelphia Athletics over the New York Yankees (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Braves 4-3 over the Brooklyn Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati Clowns beat the Birmingham Black Barons 4-2, the Washington Senators beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2, the Newark Eagles fell to the Homestead Grays, 6-2, the Philadelphia Blue Jays topped the New York Giants 7-4, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 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 5, 1943 and the next, Aug 7, 1943. For the wider picture, see the 1943 season.