Games on August 6, 1953
9 games
- SLA 8 @ BOS 7 No box score
- NY1 12 @ CHN 6 No box score
- PIT 4 @ CIN 3 No box score
- BRO 4 @ MLN 3 No box score
- BRO 2 @ MLN 3 No box score
- DET 2 @ NYA 5 No box score
- CHA 6 @ PHA 4 No box score
- PHI 0 @ SLN 2 No box score
- CLE 1 @ WS1 4 No box score
The games of August 6, 1953
On August 6, 1953, 9 games went into the books. The New York Giants routed the Chicago Cubs 12-6, the widest margin of the day. A shutout went on the board for the St. Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0). One-run games: the St. Louis Browns 8-7 over the Boston Red Sox, the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3 over the Milwaukee Braves, and the Milwaukee Braves 3-2 over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Elsewhere, the Detroit Tigers fell to the New York Yankees, 5-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the Philadelphia Athletics 6-4, and the Washington Senators topped the Cleveland Indians 4-1. The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Milwaukee Braves met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 5, 1953 and the next, Aug 7, 1953. For the wider picture, see the 1953 season.
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