Games on August 26, 1949

The games of August 26, 1949

The schedule for August 26, 1949 lists 13 games. The Detroit Tigers routed the Washington Senators 11-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-7, the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox. The day's shutouts were the Houston Eagles over the Memphis Red Sox (8-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Braves 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Chicago American Giants 6-5 over the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Birmingham Black Barons 7-1, the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the Philadelphia Stars 9-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Chicago White Sox 11-4, the New York Yankees fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the New York Giants, 4-2, and the St. Louis Browns topped the Philadelphia Athletics 11-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 25, 1949 and the next, Aug 27, 1949. The 1949 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.