Games on August 4, 1957

The games of August 4, 1957

12 games were played on August 4, 1957, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Chicago Cubs' 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 11-6. Shutouts: the Baltimore Orioles over the Kansas City Athletics (5-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the New York Giants 7-6 over the Cincinnati Redlegs, the Cincinnati Redlegs 3-2 over the New York Giants, and the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Milwaukee Braves beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 9-7, the New York Yankees topped the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-1, and the Detroit Tigers fell to the Washington Senators, 8-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Redlegs, and the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees. 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 3, 1957 and the next, Aug 5, 1957. The 1957 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.