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AUGUST
1939

Tuesday, August 1st

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 1, 1939
Chicago Cubs 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Boston Braves 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 5 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 4, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 7, St. Louis Browns 5 at Griffith Stadium
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Wednesday, August 2nd

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 2, 1939
New York Giants 12, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Forbes Field
Cleveland Indians 8, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 7, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 13, Chicago White Sox 4 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 2, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 2, St. Louis Browns 1 at Griffith Stadium
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Thursday, August 3rd

IN THE NEWS: Veteran C Joe Sprinz of the San Francisco Seals (PCL) tries to break the altitude record for a catch as a stunt at the Treasure Island Exhibition. A ball is dropped 800 feet from a blimp and hits him in the face. He suffers a compound fracture of the jaw and loses several teeth.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 3, 1939
Chicago Cubs 9, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Boston Braves 1 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Boston Braves 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 17, Cleveland Indians 6 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 12, Detroit Tigers 3 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 9, Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 9, St. Louis Browns 5 at Griffith Stadium
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Friday, August 4th

IN THE NEWS: Mike Kreevich of the Chicago White Sox equals the ML record by grounding into four successive DPs against the Washington Senators.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 4, 1939
Chicago Cubs 1, Boston Braves 0 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, New York Giants 2 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Sportsman's Park III
New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Browns 3, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Griffith Stadium
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Saturday, August 5th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 5, 1939
Chicago Cubs 3, Boston Braves 2 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 10, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Detroit Tigers 16, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 1 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 10, St. Louis Browns 7 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 10, Chicago White Sox 1 at Griffith Stadium
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Sunday, August 6th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 6, 1939
Boston Braves 9, Chicago Cubs 8 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Giants 0 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 11, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Detroit Tigers 10, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 3 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 7, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Browns 11, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 8, Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Griffith Stadium
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Monday, August 7th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 7, 1939
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Boston Braves 6 at Ebbets Field
Cleveland Indians 6, St. Louis Browns 5 at League Park II
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Tuesday, August 8th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 8, 1939
Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Shibe Park
Boston Red Sox 9, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 7, New York Yankees 4 at Griffith Stadium
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Wednesday, August 9th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 9, 1939
Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 11, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 5, Boston Braves 4 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 6, Boston Braves 5 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 5, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 6, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 6, St. Louis Browns 5 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 10, Chicago White Sox 3 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 13, Washington Senators 8 at Griffith Stadium
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Thursday, August 10th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 10, 1939
Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 6, Boston Braves 3 at Polo Grounds V
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Shibe Park
Boston Red Sox 7, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 7, New York Yankees 5 at Griffith Stadium
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Friday, August 11th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 11, 1939
Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 2, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V
Detroit Tigers 4, St. Louis Browns 3 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 9, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Shibe Park
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Saturday, August 12th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 12, 1939
Brooklyn Dodgers 10, Boston Braves 3 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 4, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
Cincinnati Reds 8, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 9, Washington Senators 5 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at League Park II
St. Louis Browns 17, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 18, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Shibe Park
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Sunday, August 13th

IN THE NEWS: The Giants hit three successive HRs in the fourth inning, with Joe Moore, Alex Kampouris, and P Bill Lohrman connecting. The Giants add four more HRs in the game to beat the Phils 11-2.

The Yankees beat the A's 21-0 to equal the major-league record for lopsided shutouts. Joe DiMaggio and Babe Dahlgren each have two HRs, one each inside the park. Red Ruffing collects four hits along with the victory.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 13, 1939
Boston Braves 13, Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Ebbets Field
Boston Braves 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 11, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 9, Washington Senators 1 at Fenway Park
Washington Senators 6, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 2, Chicago White Sox 0 at Cleveland Stadium
Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium
St. Louis Browns 11, Detroit Tigers 7 at Tiger Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 12, New York Yankees 9 at Shibe Park
New York Yankees 21, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Shibe Park
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Monday, August 14th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 14, 1939
Cincinnati Reds 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Crosley Field
Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Chicago White Sox 5, St. Louis Browns 2 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 8, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium
Detroit Tigers 10, Cleveland Indians 3 at Tiger Stadium
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Tuesday, August 15th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 15, 1939
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Boston Braves 3 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, New York Giants 5 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Crosley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Chicago Cubs 6 at Sportsman's Park III
Detroit Tigers 12, Cleveland Indians 3 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 3, Washington Senators 2 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 3, Boston Red Sox 0 at Shibe Park
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Wednesday, August 16th

IN THE NEWS: The Giants suspend 2B Burgess Whitehead, who will show up the next day in full uniform at Yankee Stadium and ask to work out. Yankee manager Joe McCarthy refuses. Whitehead rejoins the Giants a few days later, but he will be suspended again in mid-September after leaving the team.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 16, 1939
Boston Braves 9, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Braves Field
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
New York Giants 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field
Chicago White Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 6 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 4, Washington Senators 0 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 3, St. Louis Browns 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Cleveland Indians 7, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park III
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Thursday, August 17th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 17, 1939
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, New York Giants 1 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 6 at Crosley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
Chicago White Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 9, Washington Senators 8 at Yankee Stadium
Boston Red Sox 7, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Sportsman's Park III
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Friday, August 18th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 18, 1939
Boston Braves 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Braves Field
Philadelphia Phillies 5, New York Giants 2 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field
Chicago White Sox 1, Cleveland Indians 0 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 5, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Yankee Stadium
Boston Red Sox 6, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium
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Saturday, August 19th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 19, 1939
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Boston Braves 0 at Braves Field
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Crosley Field
Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field
Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 9, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 8, Washington Senators 6 at Griffith Stadium
Washington Senators 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Griffith Stadium
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Sunday, August 20th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 20, 1939
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 8, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Giants 2 at Shibe Park
Chicago Cubs 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 0 at Forbes Field
Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Comiskey Park I
Philadelphia Athletics 5, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 5, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Browns 6, Detroit Tigers 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Washington Senators 2, Boston Red Sox 0 at Griffith Stadium
Boston Red Sox 10, Washington Senators 5 at Griffith Stadium
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Monday, August 21st

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 21, 1939
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 4, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
Cincinnati Reds 7, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Shibe Park
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Tuesday, August 22nd

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 22, 1939
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Shibe Park
New York Yankees 14, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 6, Washington Senators 4 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 9, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 10, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park III
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Wednesday, August 23rd

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 23, 1939
Boston Braves 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 8, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
Cincinnati Reds 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Shibe Park
New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 16, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
Philadelphia Athletics 7, Detroit Tigers 6 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 9, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park III
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Thursday, August 24th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 24, 1939
Chicago Cubs 6, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 10, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at League Park II
Cleveland Indians 17, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 8, Washington Senators 1 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 11, St. Louis Browns 5 at Sportsman's Park III
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Friday, August 25th

IN THE NEWS: Red Rolfe scores for the Yankees in his 18th consecutive game, giving him a total of 30 runs.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 25, 1939
Chicago White Sox 9, Boston Red Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 6, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 5, Washington Senators 2 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 11, St. Louis Browns 0 at Sportsman's Park III
New York Yankees 8, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III
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Saturday, August 26th

IN THE NEWS: The first major-league baseball game is telecast from Ebbets Field as the Reds play the Dodgers in a doubleheader. Red Barber broadcasts the game over W2XBS. The Dodgers take the first game 6-2, and the Reds take the second 5-1.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 26, 1939
Chicago Cubs 8, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 8, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Cardinals 11, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 7, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 6, Washington Senators 3 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 6, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park III
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Sunday, August 27th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 27, 1939
Boston Braves 10, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Braves Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Boston Braves 5 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 2, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 1, Boston Red Sox 0 at Cleveland Stadium
Cleveland Indians 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Cleveland Stadium
New York Yankees 13, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 8, St. Louis Browns 7 at Sportsman's Park III
Washington Senators 4, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park III
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Monday, August 28th

IN THE NEWS: Cleveland OF Jeff Heath punches a taunting fan leaning over the railing, but the umpires miss the incident and he goes unpunished.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 28, 1939
Boston Braves 10, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Braves Field
New York Giants 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Comiskey Park I
Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at League Park II
New York Yankees 18, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 12, Washington Senators 2 at Sportsman's Park III
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Tuesday, August 29th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 29, 1939
Boston Braves 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Braves Field
Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 4 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 7, New York Yankees 6 at Tiger Stadium
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Wednesday, August 30th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 30, 1939
Chicago White Sox 5, Washington Senators 2 at Comiskey Park I
Washington Senators 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 4, New York Yankees 3 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 7, Boston Red Sox 6 at Tiger Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 9, St. Louis Browns 8 at Sportsman's Park III
Philadelphia Athletics 2, St. Louis Browns 0 at Sportsman's Park III
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Thursday, August 31st

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 31, 1939
Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Phillies 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 11, Boston Red Sox 4 at Tiger Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 4, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III
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