Games on August 21, 1949

The games of August 21, 1949

20 games were played on August 21, 1949, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes, 8-0 winners over the Chicago American Giants. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Detroit Tigers over the St. Louis Browns. Shutouts went on the board for the Boston Braves over the Brooklyn Dodgers (5-0), the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Giants (4-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals (8-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Philadelphia Athletics 8-7 over the New York Yankees. Elsewhere, the Birmingham Black Barons fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 4-2, the Birmingham Black Barons fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 3-1, the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the Memphis Red Sox 7-1, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 6-4, the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Chicago Cubs 4-1, the Houston Eagles beat the New York Cubans 6-4, the Houston Eagles fell to the New York Cubans, 6-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Giants, 4-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2. The Kansas City Monarchs and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Memphis Red Sox and the Baltimore Elite Giants, and the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 20, 1949 and the next, Aug 22, 1949. The 1949 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.