Games on August 21, 1958

The games of August 21, 1958

The schedule for August 21, 1958 lists 8 games. The widest margin belonged to the Cincinnati Redlegs, 8-1 winners over the San Francisco Giants. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians. Shutouts: the Milwaukee Braves over the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 7-6 over the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3, the New York Yankees topped the Chicago White Sox 6-3, and the Kansas City Athletics beat the Washington Senators 7-4. 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 20, 1958 and the next, Aug 22, 1958. For the wider picture, see the 1958 season.