Games on August 19, 1953

8 games

The games of August 19, 1953

The schedule for August 19, 1953 lists 8 games. The highest-scoring game ended 7-5, the Brooklyn Dodgers over the New York Giants. The day's shutouts were the New York Yankees over the Washington Senators (2-0). The closest finishes were the St. Louis Browns 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox and the Milwaukee Braves 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds. In the other games, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-4, the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3, and the Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3. 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 18, 1953 and the next, Aug 20, 1953. The 1953 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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