Games on July 29, 1939

10 games

The games of July 29, 1939

10 games were played on July 29, 1939, according to Retrosheet. The Cincinnati Reds routed the Philadelphia Phillies 9-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Philadelphia Athletics 7-6. Shutouts went on the board for the Kansas City Monarchs over the Chicago American Giants (5-0) and the Cincinnati Reds over the Philadelphia Phillies (3-0). One-run games: the St. Louis Browns 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox and the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 over the Boston Bees. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs fell to the New York Giants, 5-2, the Philadelphia Stars beat the Homestead Grays 6-4, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators 5-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds. 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 28, 1939 and the next, Jul 30, 1939. The 1939 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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