Games on August 19, 1945

The games of August 19, 1945

Retrosheet's records show 24 games on August 19, 1945. The Homestead Grays routed the New York Cubans 10-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-8, the Boston Red Sox over the St. Louis Browns. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the New York Yankees (2-0), the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns over the Kansas City Monarchs (3-0), and the Chicago Cubs over the New York Giants (8-0). One-run games: the Boston Braves 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the Boston Braves, the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 6-5 over the Kansas City Monarchs, and the Homestead Grays 2-1 over the New York Cubans. The rest of the slate: the Birmingham Black Barons fell to the Cleveland Buckeyes, 9-2, the Cleveland Buckeyes fell to the Birmingham Black Barons, 4-4, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2, the New York Yankees topped the Chicago White Sox 4-2, the Washington Senators beat the Cleveland Indians 7-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Washington Senators 9-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the Philadelphia Athletics 6-1, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Detroit Tigers 8-3, and the Philadelphia Stars fell to the Newark Eagles, 12-4. The Cleveland Buckeyes and the Birmingham Black Barons played to a 4-4 tie. The Cleveland Buckeyes and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Braves each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 18, 1945 and the next, Aug 20, 1945. The 1945 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.