Games on August 19, 1947

The games of August 19, 1947

The schedule for August 19, 1947 lists 15 games. The Cleveland Indians routed the Washington Senators 13-2, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the Philadelphia Athletics (4-0) and the New York Cubans over the New York Black Yankees (8-0). One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the New York Yankees. In the other games, the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Memphis Red Sox 7-4, the Baltimore Elite Giants topped the Homestead Grays 3-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 11-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Boston Braves, 7-5, the Cleveland Indians topped the Washington Senators 9-1, the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Indianapolis Clowns 9-5, the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Giants 8-1, the New York Cubans topped the New York Black Yankees 7-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Chicago Cubs 8-1, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians, the New York Black Yankees and the New York Cubans, and the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 18, 1947 and the next, Aug 20, 1947. For the wider picture, see the 1947 season.