Games on August 22, 1954

The games of August 22, 1954

The schedule for August 22, 1954 lists 11 games. The most lopsided result was the Cleveland Indians' 12-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles. The highest-scoring game ended 12-6, the Milwaukee Braves over the Chicago Cubs. The day's shutouts were the Philadelphia Phillies over the Brooklyn Dodgers (6-0). One-run games: the New York Giants 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Athletics 3-2 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees 8-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the New York Giants, 5-3, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Washington Senators 4-4, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Cincinnati Redlegs 9-7. The Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Athletics played to a 4-4 tie. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, and the Washington Senators 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. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 21, 1954 and the next, Aug 23, 1954. For the wider picture, see the 1954 season.