Games on June 8, 1941

The games of June 8, 1941

22 games were played on June 8, 1941, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars' 15-0 win over the Jacksonville Red Caps. Runs came easiest when the New York Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 12-7. Shutouts went on the board for the Memphis Red Sox over the Birmingham Black Barons (4-0) and the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox (3-0). The closest finishes were the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the New York Black Yankees 3-2 over the New York Cubans, and the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars 4-3 over the Jacksonville Red Caps. In the other games, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Birmingham Black Barons, 9-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the Boston Braves 5-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Boston Braves, 13-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Chicago White Sox 5-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the Philadelphia Athletics 7-4, the Cleveland Indians topped the Philadelphia Athletics 8-6, the Washington Senators beat the Detroit Tigers 9-3, the Homestead Grays beat the Baltimore Elite Giants 7-4, the Homestead Grays fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 6-1, and the Philadelphia Stars beat the Newark Eagles 6-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Memphis Red Sox and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Braves, and the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 7, 1941 and the next, Jun 9, 1941. For the wider picture, see the 1941 season.