Games on August 13, 1945

The games of August 13, 1945

10 games were played on August 13, 1945, according to Retrosheet. The Detroit Tigers routed the New York Yankees 15-4, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 11-10. The day's shutouts were the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Red Sox (10-0) and the New York Giants over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Philadelphia Athletics. The rest of the slate: the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Boston Braves, 6-4, the Detroit Tigers topped the New York Yankees 11-9, the Chicago Cubs topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1, the Washington Senators fell to the St. Louis Browns, 4-2, and the Washington Senators beat the St. Louis Browns 11-3. The New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Senators and the St. Louis Browns each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 12, 1945 and the next, Aug 14, 1945. For the wider picture, see the 1945 season.