Games on August 19, 1952

The games of August 19, 1952

The schedule for August 19, 1952 lists 11 games. The New York Giants routed the Chicago Cubs 5-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5. Shutouts: the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds (3-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians, the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Philadelphia Athletics 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Washington Senators 2-1 over the St. Louis Browns. Elsewhere, the New York Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the New York Yankees 3-1, and the Boston Braves fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics. 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 18, 1952 and the next, Aug 20, 1952. The 1952 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.