Games on August 31, 1955

8 games

The games of August 31, 1955

Retrosheet's records show 8 games on August 31, 1955. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the Chicago Cubs 13-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 13-8, the Milwaukee Braves over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Shutouts: the New York Giants over the Cincinnati Redlegs (5-0). One-run games: the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox topped the Boston Red Sox 4-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the Washington Senators 7-4, and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Athletics 11-6. 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 30, 1955 and the next, Sep 1, 1955. For the wider picture, see the 1955 season.

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