Games on August 26, 1946

11 games

The games of August 26, 1946

Retrosheet's records show 11 games on August 26, 1946. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the Cincinnati Reds 5-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 10-6. Shutouts: the Chicago Cubs over the New York Giants (1-0) and the Philadelphia Athletics over the Chicago White Sox (3-0). The closest finishes were the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Boston Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 5-1, the Indianapolis Clowns topped the Chicago American Giants 6-4, the New York Cubans fell to the Newark Eagles, 8-6, the Homestead Grays fell to the Philadelphia Stars, 5-2, and the Washington Senators beat the St. Louis Browns 5-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 25, 1946 and the next, Aug 27, 1946. For the wider picture, see the 1946 season.

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