Games on August 26, 1944

10 games

The games of August 26, 1944

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on August 26, 1944. The most lopsided result was the Homestead Grays' 13-4 win over the Newark Eagles. Shutouts went on the board for the Philadelphia Blue Jays over the Boston Braves (3-0), the Detroit Tigers over the St. Louis Browns (5-0), and the Brooklyn Dodgers over the New York Giants (9-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Braves 3-2 over the Philadelphia Blue Jays, the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 3-2 over the Memphis Red Sox, and the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 10-7, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Boston Red Sox 6-1, and the Washington Senators fell to the New York Yankees, 10-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Blue Jays and the Boston Braves. 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 25, 1944 and the next, Aug 27, 1944. For the wider picture, see the 1944 season.

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