Games on August 9, 1944

10 games

The games of August 9, 1944

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on August 9, 1944. The Boston Red Sox routed the Chicago White Sox 9-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Boston Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-6. A shutout went on the board for the Birmingham Black Barons over the Memphis Red Sox (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Homestead Grays 2-1 over the Baltimore Elite Giants, the St. Louis Browns 3-2 over the New York Yankees, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the New York Giants. The rest of the slate: the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Chicago Cubs 5-2, the Philadelphia Blue Jays fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-2, and the Washington Senators fell to the Detroit Tigers, 4-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 8, 1944 and the next, Aug 10, 1944. The 1944 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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