Games on August 25, 1953

The games of August 25, 1953

11 games were played on August 25, 1953, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Cardinals' 9-2 win over the New York Giants. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Cincinnati Reds over the Pittsburgh Pirates. A shutout went on the board for the New York Giants over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0). One-run games: the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Chicago Cubs, 3-1, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Washington Senators, 8-4, the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3, the Milwaukee Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 6-2, and the Cincinnati Reds topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-6. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants, and the Milwaukee Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies. 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 23, 1953 and the next, Aug 26, 1953. For the wider picture, see the 1953 season.