Games on August 7, 1948

9 games

The games of August 7, 1948

Retrosheet's records show 9 games on August 7, 1948. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Athletics, 7-1 winners over the St. Louis Browns. Shutouts: the New York Yankees over the Cleveland Indians (5-0). The closest finishes were the Birmingham Black Barons 4-3 over the Cleveland Buckeyes, the Washington Senators 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the New York Giants. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati Reds topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-4, the Boston Braves topped the Chicago Cubs 6-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Boston Red Sox 5-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 6, 1948 and the next, Aug 8, 1948. For the wider picture, see the 1948 season.

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