Games on August 7, 1947

9 games

The games of August 7, 1947

Retrosheet's records show 9 games on August 7, 1947. The Boston Red Sox routed the Washington Senators 12-2, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts went on the board for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (3-0) and the Philadelphia Stars over the Newark Eagles (2-0). The closest finishes were the Birmingham Black Barons 7-6 over the Indianapolis Clowns. Elsewhere, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Boston Braves, 3-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-2, the Memphis Red Sox beat the Cleveland Buckeyes 6-4, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Giants, 5-2, and the Chicago White Sox topped the St. Louis Browns 8-4. 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 6, 1947 and the next, Aug 8, 1947. For the wider picture, see the 1947 season.

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