Games on August 4, 1946

The games of August 4, 1946

17 games were played on August 4, 1946, according to Retrosheet. The New York Giants routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Cubans beat the Baltimore Elite Giants 12-6. Shutouts went on the board for the Birmingham Black Barons over the Chicago American Giants (3-0), the New York Cubans over the Baltimore Elite Giants (5-0), and the Chicago White Sox over the Washington Senators (1-0). The closest finishes were the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Boston Braves 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs, the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the St. Louis Browns 6-5 over the Philadelphia Athletics. In the other games, the Birmingham Black Barons fell to the Chicago American Giants, 7-4, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Boston Braves, 6-4, the Washington Senators fell to the Chicago White Sox, 3-1, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 2-0, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 9-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the New York Giants, 4-0, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-0, and the St. Louis Browns topped the Philadelphia Athletics 7-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago American Giants and the Birmingham Black Barons, the New York Cubans and the Baltimore Elite Giants, and the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Braves. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 3, 1946 and the next, Aug 5, 1946. For the wider picture, see the 1946 season.