Games on July 4, 1931

The games of July 4, 1931

16 games were played on July 4, 1931, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Brooklyn Robins, 5-0 winners over the New York Giants. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals. Shutouts: the Brooklyn Robins over the New York Giants (4-0) and the Chicago Cubs over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0). The closest finishes were the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Boston Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the St. Louis Browns 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox. Elsewhere, the Boston Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Chicago Cubs 6-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Detroit Tigers 6-3, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Detroit Tigers, 8-5, the Washington Senators fell to the New York Yankees, 6-1, the New York Yankees beat the Washington Senators 7-4, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Boston Red Sox 9-7, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2, and the St. Louis Browns topped the Chicago White Sox 8-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Robins, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Braves, and the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs. 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 3, 1931 and the next, Jul 5, 1931. The 1931 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.