Games on August 2, 1955

9 games

The games of August 2, 1955

Retrosheet's records show 9 games on August 2, 1955. The Chicago Cubs routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-4, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Washington Senators 13-10. Shutouts went on the board for the Cincinnati Redlegs over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0), the Cincinnati Redlegs over the Philadelphia Phillies (4-0), and the New York Giants over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians. Elsewhere, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-1 and the Milwaukee Braves beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Redlegs met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 1, 1955 and the next, Aug 3, 1955. The 1955 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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