Games on August 14, 1955

The games of August 14, 1955

On August 14, 1955, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 20-6 winners over the Baltimore Orioles. The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Washington Senators, the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Milwaukee Braves 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. Elsewhere, the New York Yankees topped the Baltimore Orioles 7-2, the Washington Senators fell to the Boston Red Sox, 9-6, the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4, the Kansas City Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 7-3, the New York Giants topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the New York Giants, 3-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Redlegs 5-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles, the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, and the Philadelphia Phillies and the Brooklyn Dodgers. 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 13, 1955 and the next, Aug 15, 1955. The 1955 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.