Games on August 1, 1950

8 games

The games of August 1, 1950

On August 1, 1950, 8 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 8-1 winners over the Philadelphia Athletics. The rest of the slate: the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1, the Boston Braves fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-1, the Washington Senators fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 7-3, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-4, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 4-1, and the Boston Red Sox topped the St. Louis Browns 7-3. The Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, Jul 31, 1950 and the next, Aug 2, 1950. The 1950 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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