Games on August 11, 1948

11 games

The games of August 11, 1948

11 games were played on August 11, 1948, according to Retrosheet. The St. Louis Browns routed the Cleveland Indians 12-4, the widest margin of the day. A shutout went on the board for the Newark Eagles over the Homestead Grays (5-0). One-run games: the Birmingham Black Barons 3-2 over the Cleveland Buckeyes, the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Boston Braves 4-3 over the New York Giants, and the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-4, the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees 5-2, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Washington Senators 8-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2, and the Cleveland Indians topped the St. Louis Browns 7-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cleveland Indians and the St. Louis Browns. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 10, 1948 and the next, Aug 12, 1948. For the wider picture, see the 1948 season.

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