Games on August 24, 1952

The games of August 24, 1952

13 games were played on August 24, 1952, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Boston Red Sox's 12-1 win over the St. Louis Browns. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the Philadelphia Athletics 11-7. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the Philadelphia Phillies (3-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the St. Louis Browns, the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the New York Giants, the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Boston Braves, and the Washington Senators 9-8 over the Cleveland Indians. Elsewhere, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 14-4, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the New York Giants, 6-3, the New York Yankees topped the Detroit Tigers 4-2, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Chicago White Sox 5-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Boston Braves, 5-3, and the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs, and the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 23, 1952 and the next, Aug 25, 1952. The 1952 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.