Games on August 7, 1953

The games of August 7, 1953

8 games were played on August 7, 1953, according to Retrosheet. The Washington Senators routed the St. Louis Browns 12-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-4, the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds. Decided by a single run were the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the New York Giants. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 4-2, the Milwaukee Braves topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-2, the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1, and the Detroit Tigers fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 3-1. 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 6, 1953 and the next, Aug 8, 1953. For the wider picture, see the 1953 season.