Games on August 9, 1949

The games of August 9, 1949

The schedule for August 9, 1949 lists 11 games. The most lopsided result was the Baltimore Elite Giants' 9-1 win over the Indianapolis Clowns. The highest-scoring game ended 11-5, the Detroit Tigers over the Chicago White Sox. Decided by a single run were the New York Giants 4-3 over the Boston Braves. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 6-3, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes, 4-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-3, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Cleveland Indians, 9-2, the Houston Eagles fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 6-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies 8-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-1, and the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Washington Senators 8-3. 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 8, 1949 and the next, Aug 10, 1949. For the wider picture, see the 1949 season.