Games on August 13, 1952

The games of August 13, 1952

12 games were played on August 13, 1952, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Cincinnati Reds' 11-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Washington Senators 10-9. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Philadelphia Athletics (4-0), the Chicago Cubs over the Cincinnati Reds (7-0), and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Boston Braves (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-4 over the New York Giants. The rest of the slate: the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the New York Giants, 8-4, the St. Louis Browns topped the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Cleveland Indians, 9-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 7-1, the Washington Senators beat the New York Yankees 12-4, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Boston Braves, 9-3. The New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, and the St. Louis Browns 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. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 12, 1952 and the next, Aug 14, 1952. The 1952 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.