Games on June 7, 1942

The games of June 7, 1942

Retrosheet's records show 22 games on June 7, 1942. The most lopsided result was the New York Yankees' 13-1 win over the Cleveland Indians. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Philadelphia Phillies. The day's shutouts were the Memphis Red Sox over the Jacksonville Red Caps (5-0), the Memphis Red Sox over the Jacksonville Red Caps (1-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the New York Giants (2-0). The closest finishes were the Kansas City Monarchs 5-4 over the Birmingham Black Barons, the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. Elsewhere, the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Kansas City Monarchs 12-2, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 8-4, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Boston Braves 6-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Braves 3-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 5-4, the Newark Eagles beat the Philadelphia Stars 6-4, the Newark Eagles fell to the Philadelphia Stars, 4-2, the St. Louis Browns topped the Philadelphia Athletics 5-2, the St. Louis Browns beat the Philadelphia Athletics 7-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4. The Kansas City Monarchs and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, and the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs 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, Jun 6, 1942 and the next, Jun 8, 1942. For the wider picture, see the 1942 season.