Games on August 11, 1950

The games of August 11, 1950

9 games were played on August 11, 1950, according to Retrosheet. The Boston Braves routed the Brooklyn Dodgers 7-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Athletics 7-6. One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the St. Louis Browns, and the St. Louis Browns 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-2, the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1, and the Washington Senators beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Browns. 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 10, 1950 and the next, Aug 12, 1950. For the wider picture, see the 1950 season.