Games on August 10, 1947

The games of August 10, 1947

Retrosheet's records show 18 games on August 10, 1947. The most lopsided result was the Cleveland Buckeyes' 16-0 win over the Chicago American Giants. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Stars beat the Newark Eagles 9-8. Shutouts went on the board for the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0), the Cleveland Indians over the St. Louis Browns (6-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates (5-0). One-run games: the New York Cubans 5-4 over the Baltimore Elite Giants, the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Philadelphia Stars 2-1 over the Newark Eagles. Elsewhere, the New York Cubans topped the Baltimore Elite Giants 5-3, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Cleveland Buckeyes, 7-2, the St. Louis Browns beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 10-2, the New York Giants beat the Boston Braves 6-2, the Boston Braves beat the New York Giants 7-5, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Washington Senators 3-2, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Washington Senators, 5-2, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-5. The New York Cubans and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Cleveland Buckeyes and the Chicago American Giants, and the St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 9, 1947 and the next, Aug 11, 1947. For the wider picture, see the 1947 season.