Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec
1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954


AUGUST
1949

Monday, August 1st

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 1, 1949
New York Giants 11, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field
Boston Braves 8, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 2, Washington Senators 0 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, August 2nd

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 2, 1949
New York Giants 3, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 11, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Boston Braves 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 4, St. Louis Browns 3 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 10, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 8, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, August 3rd

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 3, 1949
New York Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Boston Braves 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 9, St. Louis Browns 3 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 7, Detroit Tigers 5 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, August 4th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 4, 1949
Chicago Cubs 1, New York Giants 0 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 8, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 9, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 10, Boston Braves 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 12, St. Louis Browns 2 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 6, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium
Cleveland Indians 14, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, August 5th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 5, 1949
Chicago Cubs 8, Boston Braves 3 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 1, New York Giants 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 0 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 10, St. Louis Browns 2 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 10, St. Louis Browns 5 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 4, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, August 6th

IN THE NEWS: Luke Appling appears as SS in his 2,154th game, surpassing Rabbit Maranville's major-league mark. Appling will finish with 2,218.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 6, 1949
Chicago Cubs 10, Boston Braves 4 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
New York Giants 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 0 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 9, St. Louis Browns 8 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 2, Cleveland Indians 0 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 6, Washington Senators 5 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, August 7th

IN THE NEWS: Lineup juggling is a Casey Stengel forte as his Yankees suffer injury after injury. Against the Browns, 13 different Yankees score a run in the first game of a doubleheader.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 7, 1949
Boston Braves 11, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs 4, Boston Braves 3 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 9, New York Giants 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Detroit Tigers 6, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 20, St. Louis Browns 2 at Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Browns 2, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 4, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium
Washington Senators 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, August 8th

IN THE NEWS: Carl Furillo returns to the Dodgers' lineup after an injury and hits .431 in the final eight weeks of the season. He finishes at .322, fourth best in the league.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 8, 1949
Brooklyn Dodgers 2, New York Giants 1 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, August 9th

IN THE NEWS: Dom DiMaggio's 34-game hitting streak is on the line against Vic Raschi and the Yankees. Hitless in his first four at bats, Dom hits a sinking line drive in the eighth that his brother Joe catches at his shoetops. The Red Sox win 6-3 to move 5 1/2 games behind the Yankees. Dom had started his streak after going hitless against Raschi.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 9, 1949
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 4, Boston Braves 3 at Polo Grounds V
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 6, New York Yankees 3 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 9, St. Louis Browns 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 11, Chicago White Sox 5 at Tiger Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 8, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, August 10th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 10, 1949
Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Wrigley Field
Boston Braves 4, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Sportsman's Park III
New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium
Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 8, Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, August 11th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 11, 1949
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
Boston Braves 7, New York Giants 7 at Polo Grounds V
Brooklyn Dodgers 10, Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Shibe Park
Boston Red Sox 7, New York Yankees 6 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Cleveland Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, August 12th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 12, 1949
Boston Braves 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
Philadelphia Phillies 2, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 15, Washington Senators 7 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 13, Washington Senators 11 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 4, St. Louis Browns 1 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 7, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, August 13th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 13, 1949
Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 5, Washington Senators 1 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 12, St. Louis Browns 9 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 9, Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, August 14th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 14, 1949
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Boston Braves 2 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 8, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 8, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 9, Washington Senators 3 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 13, Washington Senators 4 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Cleveland Indians 5, Chicago White Sox 0 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 6, St. Louis Browns 2 at Tiger Stadium
Detroit Tigers 4, St. Louis Browns 3 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 4, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 4, New York Yankees 3 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, August 15th

IN THE NEWS: Reports of clubhouse troubles trail the Braves all season. Owner Lou Perini prevails on manager Billy Southworth to take a leave of absence. The team spurts briefly under Johnny Cooney but finishes under .500 in fourth place. Braves players vote Southworth only a half-share of last year's Series earnings but Happy Chandler restores the full share.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 15, 1949
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Cincinnati Reds 7 at Crosley Field
Boston Red Sox 3, Washington Senators 2 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 9, New York Yankees 5 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 8, St. Louis Browns 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, August 16th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 16, 1949
New York Giants 4, Boston Braves 0 at Braves Field
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Crosley Field
Cleveland Indians 5, Detroit Tigers 0 at Cleveland Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 7, Boston Red Sox 4 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 4, St. Louis Browns 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, August 17th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 17, 1949
Boston Braves 13, New York Giants 4 at Braves Field
Philadelphia Phillies 11, Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Crosley Field
Chicago White Sox 1, Detroit Tigers 0 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 4, Washington Senators 3 at Yankee Stadium
Boston Red Sox 5, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 10, Cleveland Indians 6 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, August 18th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 18, 1949
Boston Braves 10, New York Giants 6 at Braves Field
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Chicago Cubs 0 at Forbes Field
Detroit Tigers 2, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 5, Washington Senators 4 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 14, St. Louis Browns 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, August 19th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 19, 1949
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Boston Braves 4 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 7, New York Giants 1 at Shibe Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Forbes Field
Cleveland Indians 2, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 7, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Browns 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Detroit Tigers 4, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 6, Washington Senators 0 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, August 20th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 20, 1949
Boston Braves 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Braves Field
Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 4 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 9, New York Giants 3 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
New York Yankees 7, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Browns 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 7, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, August 21st

IN THE NEWS: A barrage of bottles from the Philadelphia stands as protest of a decision by umpire George Barr over a trapped fly ball results in the first forfeiture in the major-league in seven years. The Giants, who receive this forfeit, gave one away in 1942 when hordes of youngsters invaded the field.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 21, 1949
Boston Braves 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 4, New York Giants 0 at Shibe Park
New York Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Forbes Field
Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 7, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
Philadelphia Athletics 8, New York Yankees 7 at Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Browns 4, Detroit Tigers 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Detroit Tigers 8, St. Louis Browns 7 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 4, Washington Senators 0 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, August 22nd

IN THE NEWS: The Giants sell veteran Johnny Mize to the Yankees for $40,000.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 22, 1949
Boston Braves 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Braves Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, August 23rd

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 23, 1949
Boston Braves 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Braves Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 7, New York Giants 5 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
Washington Senators 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 8, New York Yankees 4 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, August 24th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 24, 1949
Boston Braves 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I
Washington Senators 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 13, New York Yankees 2 at Tiger Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, August 25th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 25, 1949
Cincinnati Reds 4, Boston Braves 3 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 8, Boston Red Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 2, Washington Senators 1 at Tiger Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 9, St. Louis Browns 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, August 26th

IN THE NEWS: For choking an umpire in the Florida International League, Miami manager Pepper Martin is fined $100 and suspended for the remaining 2 weeks in the season.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 26, 1949
Boston Braves 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park
Boston Red Sox 11, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
Boston Red Sox 10, Chicago White Sox 7 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 11, Washington Senators 1 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 11, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, August 27th

IN THE NEWS: Former Mexican Leaguers Max Lanier and Fred Martin drop their $2.5 million suit against baseball.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 27, 1949
Boston Braves 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 1 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 11, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park
Boston Red Sox 7, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 7, Washington Senators 6 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 5, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, August 28th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 28, 1949
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Boston Braves 7 at Braves Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 10, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Chicago Cubs 2 at Shibe Park
New York Yankees 8, Chicago White Sox 7 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 6, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 13, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 4, Washington Senators 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, August 29th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 29, 1949
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 5 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Cleveland Indians 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 4, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 2, Washington Senators 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, August 30th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 30, 1949
Boston Braves 12, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Ebbets Field
Washington Senators 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I
Boston Red Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 6, New York Yankees 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, August 31st

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 31, 1949
Boston Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Braves Field
New York Giants 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago White Sox 4, Washington Senators 2 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 7, Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Cleveland Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 10, New York Yankees 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)