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