Games on August 31, 1952

The games of August 31, 1952

The schedule for August 31, 1952 lists 11 games. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 11-1 winners over the Philadelphia Athletics. Shutouts went on the board for the Boston Braves over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0), the Philadelphia Phillies over the Boston Braves (4-0), and the Philadelphia Athletics over the Boston Red Sox (2-0). One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the New York Giants fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 9-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Chicago White Sox 6-3, the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the Washington Senators fell to the New York Yankees, 6-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2, and the Detroit Tigers fell to the St. Louis Browns, 7-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Braves, the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 30, 1952 and the next, Sep 1, 1952. For the wider picture, see the 1952 season.