Games on August 19, 1944

11 games

The games of August 19, 1944

11 games were played on August 19, 1944, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Boston Red Sox's 9-1 win over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Giants 8-4. Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, the New York Cubans 3-2 over the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Philadelphia Stars 4-3 over the Homestead Grays, and the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3 over the St. Louis Browns. The rest of the slate: the Boston Braves topped the Chicago Cubs 4-2, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns, 4-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 9-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Philadelphia Blue Jays 5-3, and the Washington Senators beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2. 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 18, 1944 and the next, Aug 20, 1944. The 1944 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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