Games on August 22, 1953

The games of August 22, 1953

On August 22, 1953, 9 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Athletics, 10-4 winners over the New York Yankees. One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, the Milwaukee Braves 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 over the New York Giants, and the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the Cleveland Indians topped the St. Louis Browns 4-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Giants 7-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 5-3, and the Washington Senators fell to the Boston Red Sox, 4-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies. 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 21, 1953 and the next, Aug 23, 1953. For the wider picture, see the 1953 season.