Games on August 22, 1943

The games of August 22, 1943

On August 22, 1943, 22 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Homestead Grays, 19-3 winners over the Baltimore Elite Giants. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Blue Jays 20-6. The day's shutouts were the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Red Sox (6-0), the Detroit Tigers over the New York Yankees (12-0), and the Kansas City Monarchs over the Cincinnati Clowns (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Philadelphia Athletics, the Cleveland Indians 7-6 over the Boston Red Sox, the Kansas City Monarchs 4-3 over the Cincinnati Clowns, and the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the New York Giants. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-6, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Braves 6-1, the Boston Braves fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Philadelphia Athletics 5-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the New York Yankees 8-3, the Homestead Grays topped the Baltimore Elite Giants 14-4, the Chicago American Giants topped the Memphis Red Sox 8-2, the Memphis Red Sox topped the Chicago American Giants 4-2, and the New York Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-2. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Braves, and the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago White Sox each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 21, 1943 and the next, Aug 23, 1943. The 1943 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.