Games on July 31, 1909

The games of July 31, 1909

11 games were played on July 31, 1909, according to Retrosheet. The Boston Red Sox routed the St. Louis Browns 7-2, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago Cubs over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the Brooklyn Superbas (1-0), and the New York Giants over the Pittsburgh Pirates (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3 over the Cleveland Naps, the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Boston Doves, and the Chicago White Sox 1-0 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the New York Highlanders beat the Detroit Tigers 7-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the New York Highlanders 7-4, the Cleveland Naps topped the Philadelphia Athletics 3-1, and the Washington Senators fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-0. Doubleheaders on the date: the Detroit Tigers and the New York Highlanders, the Cleveland Naps and the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Chicago White Sox and the Washington Senators. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 30, 1909 and the next, Aug 1, 1909. For the wider picture, see the 1909 season.