Games on June 1, 1941

The games of June 1, 1941

The schedule for June 1, 1941 lists 21 games. The widest margin belonged to the Memphis Red Sox, 9-2 winners over the Birmingham Black Barons. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-5. Shutouts went on the board for the New York Yankees over the Cleveland Indians (2-0), the Homestead Grays over the Philadelphia Stars (5-0), and the Birmingham Black Barons over the Memphis Red Sox (1-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Elite Giants 5-4 over the New York Cubans, the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Washington Senators 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the New York Cubans fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 9-4, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 5-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-6, the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 6-5, the Homestead Grays beat the Philadelphia Stars 6-5, the Jacksonville Red Caps beat the Kansas City Monarchs 3-1, the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Jacksonville Red Caps 9-3, the New York Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds 3-2, the New York Giants fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 3-2, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0. The New York Cubans and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox, and the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians 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, May 31, 1941 and the next, Jun 2, 1941. The 1941 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.