Games on August 26, 1951

The games of August 26, 1951

On August 26, 1951, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Boston Braves' 9-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The highest-scoring game ended 12-11, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians (5-0), the Detroit Tigers over the Philadelphia Athletics (6-0), and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the New York Yankees, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, and the New York Giants 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Boston Braves 12-10, the New York Yankees topped the Chicago White Sox 8-6, the New York Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 5-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2, the Washington Senators topped the St. Louis Browns 9-3, and the Washington Senators beat the St. Louis Browns 9-1. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Braves, and the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Aug 25, 1951 and the next, Aug 27, 1951. The 1951 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.