Games on July 1, 1942

The games of July 1, 1942

Retrosheet's records show 8 games on July 1, 1942. The St. Louis Browns routed the Detroit Tigers 12-0, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Athletics 5-4 over the New York Yankees. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Senators 7-1, the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes topped the Jacksonville Red Caps 7-4, the Cleveland Indians topped the Chicago White Sox 7-2, and the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 30, 1942 and the next, Jul 2, 1942. For the wider picture, see the 1942 season.