Games on August 3, 1945

The games of August 3, 1945

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on August 3, 1945. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago Cubs, 9-1 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 11-5. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the Detroit Tigers (5-0) and the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns over the Memphis Red Sox (3-0). One-run games: the St. Louis Browns 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians. In the other games, the Philadelphia Stars fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 9-5, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Boston Braves 5-1, the Boston Braves beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Cleveland Buckeyes, 4-1, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 4-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Washington Senators, 7-3, and the Washington Senators topped the Boston Red Sox 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves, the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Boston Red Sox and the Washington Senators. 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 2, 1945 and the next, Aug 4, 1945. The 1945 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.