Games on August 11, 1943

The games of August 11, 1943

On August 11, 1943, 14 games went into the books. The Boston Red Sox routed the Chicago White Sox 10-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Cleveland Indians beat the Philadelphia Athletics 10-5. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the Boston Braves (3-0) and the Philadelphia Blue Jays over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Philadelphia Athletics, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Washington Senators, the Memphis Red Sox 7-6 over the Cleveland Buckeyes, and the New York Giants 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Birmingham Black Barons topped the Cincinnati Clowns 4-4, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 5-2, the Boston Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2, the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Cincinnati Clowns 5-2, the Philadelphia Blue Jays beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1, and the St. Louis Browns beat the New York Yankees 9-1. The Cincinnati Clowns and the Birmingham Black Barons played to a 4-4 tie. The Cincinnati Clowns and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Braves, and the Philadelphia Athletics and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 10, 1943 and the next, Aug 12, 1943. For the wider picture, see the 1943 season.