Games on August 11, 1957

The games of August 11, 1957

On August 11, 1957, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 11-2 winners over the Detroit Tigers. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Kansas City Athletics over the Cleveland Indians. The day's shutouts were the Kansas City Athletics over the Cleveland Indians (7-0), the New York Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies (5-0), and the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Giants (2-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Washington Senators and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Brooklyn Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Washington Senators 8-5, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 8-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-2, and the Milwaukee Braves topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox, and the Kansas City Athletics and the Cleveland Indians. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 10, 1957 and the next, Aug 13, 1957. The 1957 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.