Games on August 8, 1945

The games of August 8, 1945

The schedule for August 8, 1945 lists 12 games. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0 winners over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Shutouts went on the board for the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0), the Cleveland Indians over the New York Yankees (1-0), and the Newark Eagles over the New York Black Yankees (4-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Boston Braves and the Philadelphia Athletics 5-4 over the St. Louis Browns. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs topped the Boston Braves 5-2, the Washington Senators fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-3, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 7-4, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Giants 3-0, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-0. The Chicago Cubs and the Boston Braves, the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 7, 1945 and the next, Aug 9, 1945. For the wider picture, see the 1945 season.