Games on August 16, 1957

The games of August 16, 1957

The schedule for August 16, 1957 lists 8 games. The most lopsided result was the Washington Senators' 5-0 win over the Boston Red Sox. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Redlegs 8-6. The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the New York Yankees and the New York Giants 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 4-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-2, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-2, and the Milwaukee Braves fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-2. 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 15, 1957 and the next, Aug 17, 1957. For the wider picture, see the 1957 season.