Games on August 23, 1943

The games of August 23, 1943

On August 23, 1943, 10 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Cardinals' 14-5 win over the Boston Braves. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the Philadelphia Athletics (7-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 7-6 over the Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Browns 2-1 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 9-7, the Detroit Tigers fell to the New York Yankees, 4-1, the New York Black Yankees fell to the Homestead Grays, 12-4, the Cincinnati Clowns fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 7-1, the Chicago American Giants topped the Memphis Red Sox 5-3, and the Washington Senators beat the St. Louis Browns 10-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago White Sox and the Washington Senators and the St. Louis Browns. 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 22, 1943 and the next, Aug 24, 1943. For the wider picture, see the 1943 season.