Games on July 4, 1941

The games of July 4, 1941

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on July 4, 1941. The widest margin belonged to the Memphis Red Sox, 20-8 winners over the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars. The day's shutouts were the Birmingham Black Barons over the Jacksonville Red Caps (5-0), the Jacksonville Red Caps over the Birmingham Black Barons (3-0), and the Boston Braves over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Braves 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Cleveland Indians 9-8 over the St. Louis Browns, and the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the St. Louis Browns. In the other games, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Chicago American Giants 11-2, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-4, the Chicago White Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 3-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 10-6, and the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars fell to the Memphis Red Sox, 5-1. The Jacksonville Red Caps and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Braves, and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 3, 1941 and the next, Jul 5, 1941. For the wider picture, see the 1941 season.