Games on August 19, 1943

The games of August 19, 1943

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on August 19, 1943. The Detroit Tigers routed the Boston Red Sox 10-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Stars beat the Newark Eagles 12-11. Shutouts: the Memphis Red Sox over the Chicago American Giants (4-0) and the St. Louis Browns over the Philadelphia Athletics (3-0). One-run games: the Washington Senators 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Memphis Red Sox 4-3 over the Chicago American Giants. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 9-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Boston Braves 7-5, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Cincinnati Clowns 11-5, the New York Giants fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-1, and the Philadelphia Blue Jays topped the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago American Giants and the Memphis Red Sox. 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 18, 1943 and the next, Aug 20, 1943. The 1943 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.