Games on August 24, 1950

The games of August 24, 1950

On August 24, 1950, 10 games went into the books. Runs came easiest when the Boston Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 11-9. A shutout went on the board for the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Boston Braves and the New York Giants 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 6-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 7-3, the New York Yankees fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators 3-1, and the Cleveland Indians topped the Washington Senators 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Braves and the Chicago Cubs, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Cleveland Indians and the Washington Senators. 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 23, 1950 and the next, Aug 25, 1950. The 1950 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.