Games on August 26, 1947

9 games

The games of August 26, 1947

Retrosheet's records show 9 games on August 26, 1947. The most lopsided result was the Pittsburgh Pirates' 16-3 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers. The closest finishes were the Washington Senators 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Philadelphia Athletics 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, the New York Giants 7-6 over the Chicago Cubs, and the St. Louis Browns 4-3 over the New York Yankees. The rest of the slate: the Birmingham Black Barons fell to the Cleveland Buckeyes, 7-3, the Boston Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Boston Red Sox 12-1, and the Detroit Tigers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 9-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 25, 1947 and the next, Aug 27, 1947. For the wider picture, see the 1947 season.

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