Games on August 8, 1948

The games of August 8, 1948

Retrosheet's records show 20 games on August 8, 1948. The widest margin belonged to the Birmingham Black Barons, 8-0 winners over the Cleveland Buckeyes. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the Memphis Red Sox over the Kansas City Monarchs. One-run games: the Birmingham Black Barons 4-3 over the Cleveland Buckeyes, the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the New York Yankees, and the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Cincinnati Reds 10-2, the Boston Braves topped the Chicago Cubs 6-3, the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 8-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-6, the Detroit Tigers beat the Washington Senators 5-3, the Homestead Grays beat the New York Black Yankees 4-3, the New York Black Yankees fell to the Homestead Grays, 4-2, the Memphis Red Sox beat the Kansas City Monarchs 6-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the New York Giants, 6-2, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the New York Giants 5-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cleveland Buckeyes and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox, and the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 7, 1948 and the next, Aug 9, 1948. For the wider picture, see the 1948 season.