Games on August 23, 1946

The games of August 23, 1946

The schedule for August 23, 1946 lists 12 games. The Chicago American Giants routed the Cleveland Buckeyes 12-4, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Philadelphia Athletics over the Cleveland Indians (1-0) and the Detroit Tigers over the Washington Senators (5-0). One-run games: the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Kansas City Monarchs 7-6 over the Memphis Red Sox, the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Washington Senators 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers. In the other games, the Philadelphia Stars fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 5-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Boston Braves 3-1, the Newark Eagles topped the New York Cubans 10-2, the New York Yankees topped the St. Louis Browns 4-1, and the New York Giants fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Senators. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 22, 1946 and the next, Aug 24, 1946. The 1946 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.