Games on August 13, 1947

The games of August 13, 1947

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on August 13, 1947. The most lopsided result was the Pittsburgh Pirates' 10-2 win over the Chicago Cubs. Runs came easiest when the Cleveland Buckeyes beat the Chicago American Giants 12-7. Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 8-7 over the Cleveland Indians and the St. Louis Browns 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Washington Senators fell to the Boston Red Sox, 10-3, the Boston Braves fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 10-5, the New York Black Yankees beat the Newark Eagles 8-6, the New York Yankees topped the Philadelphia Athletics 8-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the New York Giants 5-2, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Browns. 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 12, 1947 and the next, Aug 14, 1947. The 1947 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.