Games on July 3, 1926

The games of July 3, 1926

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on July 3, 1926. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 12-3 winners over the St. Louis Cardinals. The highest-scoring game ended 12-4, the Philadelphia Athletics over the Boston Red Sox. Shutouts: the Chicago Cubs over the Cincinnati Reds (3-0). The closest finishes were the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Boston Braves, the New York Giants 4-3 over the Brooklyn Robins, and the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Boston Braves 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5, the Brooklyn Robins topped the New York Giants 9-2, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 8-5, and the Chicago White Sox topped the St. Louis Browns 8-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Braves, the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, and the Brooklyn Robins and the New York Giants. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 2, 1926 and the next, Jul 4, 1926. For the wider picture, see the 1926 season.