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AUGUST
1944

Tuesday, August 1st

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 1, 1944
Philadelphia Athletics 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 8, Boston Red Sox 4 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 8, New York Yankees 4 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 11, Washington Senators 6 at Sportsman's Park III
Pittsburgh Pirates 13, Boston Braves 8 at Braves Field
St. Louis Cardinals 14, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Giants 4 at Polo Grounds V
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Wednesday, August 2nd

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 2, 1944
Philadelphia Athletics 9, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 7, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Comiskey Park I
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Forbes Field
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Thursday, August 3rd

IN THE NEWS: Tommy Brown, just 16 years and eight months old, plays SS for Brooklyn in both games of a twin bill loss, 6-2 and 7­1, to the Cubs. He hits a double and scores a run.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 3, 1944
Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago Cubs 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 15, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
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Friday, August 4th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 4, 1944
Washington Senators 7, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 4, Washington Senators 0 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 1, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Shibe Park
Brooklyn Dodgers 9, Boston Braves 4 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
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Saturday, August 5th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 5, 1944
Boston Red Sox 6, Washington Senators 2 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Philadelphia Athletics 2, New York Yankees 1 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 2, New York Yankees 0 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 9, Cleveland Indians 6 at Sportsman's Park III
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Boston Braves 7 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
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Sunday, August 6th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 6, 1944
Washington Senators 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 5, Washington Senators 4 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 10, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 6, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
New York Yankees 1, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 9, Cleveland Indians 6 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 6, Cleveland Indians 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 14, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Ebbets Field
Boston Braves 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 13, Chicago Cubs 5 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Forbes Field
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Tuesday, August 8th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 8, 1944
New York Giants 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Forbes Field
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Wednesday, August 9th

IN THE NEWS: The Browns win their ninth straight game for the second time this season in a 3-2 win over the Yankees in New York. They lead by 6 1/2 games. St Louis's other team, the Cardinals, after winning 26 in July, now leads the NL by 16 1/2 games.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 9, 1944
Boston Red Sox 9, Chicago White Sox 1 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 3, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 4, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Shibe Park
Detroit Tigers 4, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
Boston Braves 9, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Giants 3 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Sportsman's Park III
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Thursday, August 10th

IN THE NEWS: Red Barrett of the Boston Braves throws only 58 pitches and shuts out the Cincinnati Reds 2-0. This is the major-league record for fewest pitches in a nine-inning game. The game takes one hour, 15 minutes, the shortest night game ever.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 10, 1944
Boston Red Sox 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 3, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Shibe Park
Detroit Tigers 3, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field
Boston Braves 2, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, New York Giants 4 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Sportsman's Park III
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Friday, August 11th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 11, 1944
Chicago White Sox 9, Boston Red Sox 7 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 6, St. Louis Browns 1 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Shibe Park
Detroit Tigers 11, Washington Senators 4 at Griffith Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 12, Boston Braves 6 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 12, New York Giants 8 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Sportsman's Park III
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Saturday, August 12th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 12, 1944
Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 8, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Shibe Park
Detroit Tigers 12, Washington Senators 5 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, Boston Braves 4 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, New York Giants 0 at Forbes Field
Philadelphia Phillies 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Sportsman's Park III
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Sunday, August 13th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 13, 1944
Boston Red Sox 7, St. Louis Browns 6 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 6, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 10, Chicago White Sox 1 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 11, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 6, Detroit Tigers 1 at Shibe Park
Detroit Tigers 6, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Griffith Stadium
Washington Senators 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Griffith Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Giants 3 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 9, New York Giants 2 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Boston Braves 1 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Boston Braves 1 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Sportsman's Park III
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Monday, August 14th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 14, 1944
Boston Red Sox 5, St. Louis Browns 1 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 7, Detroit Tigers 5 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 8, Cleveland Indians 5 at Griffith Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Giants 3 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Boston Braves 0 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Sportsman's Park III
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Tuesday, August 15th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 15, 1944
St. Louis Browns 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Yankee Stadium
Detroit Tigers 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 1, Washington Senators 0 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Giants 3 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Boston Braves 5 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Sportsman's Park III
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Wednesday, August 16th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 16, 1944
Detroit Tigers 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 11, Cleveland Indians 8 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 4, St. Louis Browns 2 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 7, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 11, Boston Braves 3 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Giants 0 at Sportsman's Park III
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Thursday, August 17th

IN THE NEWS: Yankee OF Johnny Lindell, converted from a pitcher the year before, hits four straight doubles to share a major-league mark.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 17, 1944
Detroit Tigers 3, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 10, Cleveland Indians 3 at Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Browns 10, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 1, Washington Senators 0 at Griffith Stadium
Boston Braves 7, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, New York Giants 0 at Sportsman's Park III
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Friday, August 18th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 18, 1944
Detroit Tigers 3, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 4 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 2, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 5, St. Louis Browns 4 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 2, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 5, Boston Braves 3 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 1, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Giants 2 at Sportsman's Park III
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Saturday, August 19th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 19, 1944
Boston Red Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 1 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 9, Cleveland Indians 3 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 4, St. Louis Browns 3 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Griffith Stadium
Boston Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 8, New York Giants 4 at Sportsman's Park III
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Sunday, August 20th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 20, 1944
Boston Red Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 6 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 11, Cleveland Indians 4 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 4, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
Detroit Tigers 9, New York Yankees 8 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 8, Chicago White Sox 3 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 4, St. Louis Browns 2 at Griffith Stadium
Washington Senators 12, St. Louis Browns 1 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 7, New York Giants 4 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 15, Boston Braves 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
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Monday, August 21st

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 21, 1944
Cleveland Indians 7, Boston Red Sox 6 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 5, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium
New York Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Forbes Field
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Tuesday, August 22nd

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 22, 1944
Cleveland Indians 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 9, Detroit Tigers 7 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 1 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 3, St. Louis Browns 0 at Griffith Stadium
New York Giants 9, Chicago Cubs 8 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Boston Braves 4 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Boston Braves 1 at Sportsman's Park III
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Wednesday, August 23rd

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 23, 1944
St. Louis Cardinals 11, Chicago Cubs 1 at Sportsman's Park III
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Thursday, August 24th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 24, 1944
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Sportsman's Park III
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Friday, August 25th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 25, 1944
Cleveland Indians 10, Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 1, St. Louis Browns 0 at Tiger Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 6, Boston Red Sox 1 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 9, Boston Red Sox 4 at Shibe Park
New York Yankees 4, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Boston Braves 7 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Braves Field
Cincinnati Reds 2, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 10, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Sportsman's Park III
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Saturday, August 26th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 26, 1944
Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 5, St. Louis Browns 0 at Tiger Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 6, Boston Red Sox 1 at Shibe Park
New York Yankees 10, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Boston Braves 0 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Braves Field
Cincinnati Reds 10, Chicago Cubs 7 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 9, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds V
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Sunday, August 27th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 27, 1944
Cleveland Indians 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Cleveland Indians 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 5, St. Louis Browns 3 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 17, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 8, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Shibe Park
Boston Red Sox 7, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
New York Yankees 4, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium
Washington Senators 5, New York Yankees 4 at Griffith Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Boston Braves 5 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Braves Field
New York Giants 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 14, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Sportsman's Park III
Pittsburgh Pirates 1, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III
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Monday, August 28th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 28, 1944
Boston Red Sox 7, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Sportsman's Park III
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Tuesday, August 29th

IN THE NEWS: The Cardinals beat the Reds 3-0 as Ted Wilks (14-1) wins his 11th in a row. He will lose his next start, September 2nd in Pittsburgh, 5-4.

Braves 3B Damon Phillips has 11 assists versus the Giants, equaling an 1884 mark.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 29, 1944
St. Louis Browns 8, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 7, Chicago White Sox 0 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 8, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 11, Boston Red Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 3, Washington Senators 1 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 11, Washington Senators 4 at Shibe Park
New York Giants 4, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 15, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Sportsman's Park III
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Wednesday, August 30th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 30, 1944
Cleveland Indians 12, St. Louis Browns 7 at League Park II
Chicago White Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 9, Boston Red Sox 7 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 9, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Shibe Park
Boston Braves 4, New York Giants 2 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 10, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Wrigley Field
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Thursday, August 31st

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 31, 1944
New York Yankees 9, Washington Senators 4 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 4, Washington Senators 3 at Yankee Stadium
Detroit Tigers 4, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park III
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