Games on August 1, 1952

The games of August 1, 1952

8 games were played on August 1, 1952, according to Retrosheet. The Chicago Cubs routed the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-5. A shutout went on the board for the Cincinnati Reds over the Boston Braves (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Browns 2-1 over the New York Yankees. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox fell to the Washington Senators, 3-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 3-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the New York Giants, 7-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 31, 1952 and the next, Aug 2, 1952. For the wider picture, see the 1952 season.