Games on August 6, 1944

The games of August 6, 1944

Retrosheet's records show 25 games on August 6, 1944. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Braves, 14-4 winners over the Brooklyn Dodgers. The highest-scoring game ended 15-8, the Chicago American Giants over the Kansas City Monarchs. Shutouts went on the board for the Baltimore Elite Giants over the Newark Eagles (2-0), the Kansas City Monarchs over the Chicago American Giants (2-0), and the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns over the Cleveland Buckeyes (1-0). One-run games: the Memphis Red Sox 4-3 over the Birmingham Black Barons, the Birmingham Black Barons 2-1 over the Memphis Red Sox, the Washington Senators 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Washington Senators. The rest of the slate: the Newark Eagles topped the Baltimore Elite Giants 5-2, the Boston Braves topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-7, the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 10-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1, the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns topped the Cleveland Buckeyes 2-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-4, the Homestead Grays beat the Philadelphia Stars 9-6, the Philadelphia Stars fell to the Homestead Grays, 4-3, the New York Giants topped the Philadelphia Blue Jays 6-2, and the New York Giants fell to the Philadelphia Blue Jays, 3-1. The Memphis Red Sox and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Newark Eagles and the Baltimore Elite Giants, and the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 5, 1944 and the next, Aug 7, 1944. For the wider picture, see the 1944 season.