Games on July 2, 1939

The games of July 2, 1939

On July 2, 1939, 21 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Washington Senators, 13-2 winners over the Philadelphia Athletics. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-8. A shutout went on the board for the Baltimore Elite Giants over the New York Black Yankees (4-0). One-run games: the St. Louis Browns 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, the Kansas City Monarchs 4-3 over the Chicago American Giants, the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-2 over the New York Giants, and the Boston Bees 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the New York Yankees fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-3, the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 9-3, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Chicago Cubs 11-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the St. Louis Browns 8-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 3-1, the Newark Eagles topped the Philadelphia Stars 8-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the New York Giants, 6-4, the Boston Bees topped the Philadelphia Phillies 9-7, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, and the St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 1, 1939 and the next, Jul 3, 1939. The 1939 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.