Games on August 9, 1953

The games of August 9, 1953

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on August 9, 1953. The most lopsided result was the Washington Senators' 12-3 win over the St. Louis Browns. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 8-8. The day's shutouts were the Philadelphia Phillies over the Chicago Cubs (7-0), the Chicago White Sox over the New York Yankees (5-0), and the St. Louis Browns over the Washington Senators (3-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies and the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 9-3, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Cincinnati Reds 9-1, the Milwaukee Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 10-3, and the New York Giants fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-2. The Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics played to a 8-8 tie. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Milwaukee Braves, and the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 8, 1953 and the next, Aug 10, 1953. For the wider picture, see the 1953 season.