Games on August 1, 1948

The games of August 1, 1948

On August 1, 1948, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 12-2 winners over the Boston Red Sox. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Braves 9-6. Shutouts went on the board for the Kansas City Monarchs over the Birmingham Black Barons (1-0) and the Memphis Red Sox over the Cleveland Buckeyes (4-0). One-run games: the Memphis Red Sox 6-5 over the Cleveland Buckeyes and the Washington Senators 4-3 over the St. Louis Browns. Elsewhere, the New York Yankees topped the Chicago White Sox 8-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 7-5, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-1, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Detroit Tigers 4-2, the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Birmingham Black Barons 6-2, and the Washington Senators fell to the St. Louis Browns, 8-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, and the Birmingham Black Barons and the Kansas City Monarchs. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 31, 1948 and the next, Aug 2, 1948. For the wider picture, see the 1948 season.