All games are played at night for the first time in major league history, four in the American League and four in the National League.

 

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On August 9, 1946 — In MLB’s version of Friday Night Lights, all eight games, scheduled in eight different cities, will be played under the lights. It is equally split 4 in AL and 4 in NL.

It will be the first time in the major league history that every team will participate in an evening tilt on the same night.

Games were hosted in- Boston, New York, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati and Philadelphia.

New York Giants 3 Final
Boston Braves 5
W Warren Spahn (5-1)
L Monty Kennedy (6-5)

Detroit Tigers 5 Final
Chicago White Sox 4
W Fred Hutchinson (8-8)
L Eddie Smith (7-8)
S Hal Newhouser (1)

St. Louis Cardinals 5 Final
Cincinnati Reds 2
W Howie Pollet (13-6)
L Bucky Walters (8-4)

Boston Red Sox 4 Final
New York Yankees 3
W Dave Ferriss (19-4)
L Bill Bevens (12-8)

Brooklyn Dodgers 1 Final
Philadelphia Phillies 0
W Kirby Higbe (10-4)
L Oscar Judd (6-10)

Chicago Cubs 9 Final
Pittsburgh Pirates 3
W Paul Erickson (5-2)
L Ken Heintzelman (6-9)

Cleveland Indians 5 Final
St. Louis Browns 4
W Charlie Gassaway (1-0)
L Denny Galehouse (5-9)
S Steve Gromek (3)

Philadelphia Athletics 1 Final
Washington Senators 2
W Mickey Haefner (10-7)
L Lum Harris (2-9)

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