Games on August 22, 1947

The games of August 22, 1947

14 games were played on August 22, 1947, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Cleveland Buckeyes' 11-2 win over the Kansas City Monarchs. Runs came easiest when the New York Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7. Shutouts: the Detroit Tigers over the Washington Senators (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the New York Yankees, and the Detroit Tigers 7-6 over the Washington Senators. The rest of the slate: the Homestead Grays fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 4-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the Boston Braves 5-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Chicago White Sox 6-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the New York Yankees 6-1, the Birmingham Black Barons fell to the Memphis Red Sox, 7-2, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-2, and the St. Louis Browns topped the Philadelphia Athletics 7-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox, the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, and the Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers. 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 21, 1947 and the next, Aug 23, 1947. For the wider picture, see the 1947 season.