Games on August 21, 1943

The games of August 21, 1943

Retrosheet's records show 11 games on August 21, 1943. The most lopsided result was the Chicago Cubs' 13-1 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Decided by a single run were the Boston Braves 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Washington Senators, the Boston Red Sox 7-6 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the New York Giants. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 8-3, the Homestead Grays topped the Baltimore Elite Giants 9-1, the Homestead Grays topped the Baltimore Elite Giants 4-1, the Philadelphia Blue Jays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2, the St. Louis Browns topped the Philadelphia Athletics 5-3, and the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the St. Louis Browns, 4-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Baltimore Elite Giants and the Homestead Grays and the Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Browns. 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 20, 1943 and the next, Aug 22, 1943. The 1943 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.