Games on August 1, 1947

The games of August 1, 1947

On August 1, 1947, 12 games went into the books. The Washington Senators routed the Chicago White Sox 8-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-8, the Chicago Cubs over the Brooklyn Dodgers. The closest finishes were the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Boston Braves, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the New York Yankees, and the New York Giants 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the Newark Eagles 8-4, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 3-1, the Boston Braves topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the Cleveland Buckeyes fell to the Birmingham Black Barons, 5-2, the Memphis Red Sox topped the Indianapolis Clowns 8-2, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the St. Louis Browns, 4-1, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Braves and the Cincinnati Reds. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 31, 1947 and the next, Aug 2, 1947. For the wider picture, see the 1947 season.