Games on August 4, 1947

7 games

The games of August 4, 1947

On August 4, 1947, 7 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-1 winners over the Chicago Cubs. The highest-scoring game ended 9-5, the Philadelphia Athletics over the New York Yankees. Decided by a single run were the Kansas City Monarchs 3-2 over the Birmingham Black Barons and the Indianapolis Clowns 5-4 over the Kansas City Monarchs. The rest of the slate: the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Boston Braves 4-2, the Philadelphia Stars beat the Newark Eagles 6-2, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-4. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 3, 1947 and the next, Aug 5, 1947. For the wider picture, see the 1947 season.

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