Games on July 3, 1938

The games of July 3, 1938

On July 3, 1938, 26 games went into the books. The Washington Senators routed the Philadelphia Athletics 14-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 18-9, the Baltimore Elite Giants over the Newark Eagles. Shutouts: the Baltimore Elite Giants over the Newark Eagles (8-0), the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0), and the Boston Bees over the New York Giants (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago American Giants 4-3 over the Birmingham Black Barons, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Kansas City Monarchs 11-10 over the Memphis Red Sox. In the other games, the Jacksonville Red Caps topped the Atlanta Black Crackers 9-3, the Jacksonville Red Caps fell to the Atlanta Black Crackers, 6-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1, the New York Giants topped the Boston Bees 5-3, the Birmingham Black Barons fell to the Chicago American Giants, 9-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 3-0, the Homestead Grays beat the Pittsburgh Crawfords 10-4, the Homestead Grays beat the Pittsburgh Crawfords 6-0, the Memphis Red Sox beat the Kansas City Monarchs 7-3, and the New York Yankees topped the Boston Red Sox 9-3. The Jacksonville Red Caps and the Atlanta Black Crackers, the Newark Eagles and the Baltimore Elite Giants, and the Philadelphia Phillies and the Brooklyn Dodgers each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 2, 1938 and the next, Jul 4, 1938. For the wider picture, see the 1938 season.