Games on August 3, 1952

The games of August 3, 1952

13 games were played on August 3, 1952, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 9-1 winners over the Chicago Cubs. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Giants 10-8. Shutouts went on the board for the Cincinnati Reds over the Boston Braves (4-0), the Detroit Tigers over the Boston Red Sox (6-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the New York Giants (7-0). One-run games: the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the Boston Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4, the Washington Senators fell to the Chicago White Sox, 0-0, the Cleveland Indians topped the Philadelphia Athletics 4-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 9-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0, the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns 6-1, and the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns 6-4. The Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox played to a 0-0 tie. The Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Braves, and the Philadelphia Athletics and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Aug 2, 1952 and the next, Aug 4, 1952. The 1952 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.