Games on August 11, 1946

The games of August 11, 1946

On August 11, 1946, 26 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Cardinals' 15-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago White Sox over the Detroit Tigers (3-0) and the Chicago American Giants over the Kansas City Monarchs (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Kansas City Monarchs 4-3 over the Chicago American Giants, the Newark Eagles 8-7 over the Homestead Grays, and the New York Black Yankees 2-1 over the Philadelphia Stars. The rest of the slate: the Birmingham Black Barons topped the Indianapolis Clowns 6-2, the Indianapolis Clowns beat the Birmingham Black Barons 7-5, the Boston Braves beat the New York Giants 10-2, the New York Giants topped the Boston Braves 9-6, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-3, the Memphis Red Sox beat the Cleveland Buckeyes 7-2, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Buckeyes, 9-1, the Homestead Grays fell to the Newark Eagles, 3-1, the Baltimore Elite Giants fell to the New York Cubans, 7-2, and the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees 7-5. The Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates played to a 4-4 tie. The Indianapolis Clowns and the Birmingham Black Barons, the New York Giants and the Boston Braves, and the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox 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 10, 1946 and the next, Aug 12, 1946. For the wider picture, see the 1946 season.