Games on August 16, 1944
9 games
- DET 4 @ BOS 2 No box score
- BSN 3 @ CHN 11 No box score
- BRO 3 @ CIN 1 No box score
- BIR 8 @ KCM 9 No box score
- CIA 5 @ MEM 3 No box score
- CLE 8 @ NYA 11 No box score
- SLA 2 @ PHA 4 No box score
- NY1 0 @ SLN 5 No box score
- CHA 7 @ WS1 2 No box score
The games of August 16, 1944
On August 16, 1944, 9 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago Cubs, 11-3 winners over the Boston Braves. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 11-8. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Cardinals over the New York Giants (5-0). One-run games: the Kansas City Monarchs 9-8 over the Birmingham Black Barons. The rest of the slate: the Detroit Tigers topped the Boston Red Sox 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 3-1, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns, 5-3, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the St. Louis Browns 4-2, and the Washington Senators fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-2. 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 15, 1944 and the next, Aug 17, 1944. For the wider picture, see the 1944 season.
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