Games on August 26, 1945

The games of August 26, 1945

25 games were played on August 26, 1945, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago American Giants, 15-0 winners over the Kansas City Monarchs. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-7. The day's shutouts were the Birmingham Black Barons over the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (4-0). The closest finishes were the Philadelphia Stars 4-3 over the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Philadelphia Athletics, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Chicago American Giants 2-1 over the Kansas City Monarchs. The rest of the slate: the Philadelphia Stars fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 7-1, the New York Giants topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Chicago Cubs 5-1, the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns topped the Birmingham Black Barons 5-4, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 3-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-4, the Homestead Grays beat the Newark Eagles 3-2, the Homestead Grays topped the Newark Eagles 3-2, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Buckeyes, 11-4, and the Cleveland Buckeyes topped the Memphis Red Sox 8-3. The Philadelphia Stars and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, and the Kansas City Monarchs and the Chicago American Giants 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 25, 1945 and the next, Aug 27, 1945. For the wider picture, see the 1945 season.