Games on August 20, 1944

The games of August 20, 1944

On August 20, 1944, 22 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Washington Senators' 12-1 win over the St. Louis Browns. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Braves 15-5. The closest finishes were the Memphis Red Sox 3-2 over the Chicago American Giants, the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Philadelphia Blue Jays, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the New York Yankees, and the Detroit Tigers 9-8 over the New York Yankees. In the other games, the Baltimore Elite Giants topped the New York Cubans 10-5, the Baltimore Elite Giants fell to the New York Cubans, 6-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 8-6, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Boston Red Sox, 11-4, the Memphis Red Sox topped the Chicago American Giants 6-3, the New York Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-4, the Chicago Cubs fell to the New York Giants, 3-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Philadelphia Blue Jays, 4-1, the Cleveland Buckeyes beat the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 8-3, and the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns fell to the Cleveland Buckeyes, 7-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Cubans and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, and the Memphis Red Sox and the Chicago American Giants. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 19, 1944 and the next, Aug 21, 1944. The 1944 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.