Games on June 19, 1942

The games of June 19, 1942

On June 19, 1942, 9 games went into the books. The highest-scoring game ended 7-6, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Boston Braves. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox (1-0) and the St. Louis Browns over the Philadelphia Athletics (4-0). The closest finishes were the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the New York Yankees, and the New York Giants 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the Detroit Tigers topped the Washington Senators 5-1, the New York Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-4, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-4. The Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 18, 1942 and the next, Jun 20, 1942. The 1942 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.