Games on August 26, 1948

The games of August 26, 1948

12 games were played on August 26, 1948, according to Retrosheet. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Philadelphia Phillies 11-4, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Kansas City Monarchs over the Memphis Red Sox. The closest finishes were the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Senators 8-7 over the St. Louis Browns. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 8-4, the Boston Braves fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Boston Braves 5-2, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Cincinnati Reds 6-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 6-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1, the New York Giants fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-2, and the New York Giants fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-5. The Boston Braves and the Chicago Cubs, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 25, 1948 and the next, Aug 27, 1948. For the wider picture, see the 1948 season.