Games on July 9, 1942

The games of July 9, 1942

On July 9, 1942, 12 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Pittsburgh Pirates' 9-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The highest-scoring game ended 9-3, the Philadelphia Stars over the New York Black Yankees. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Cardinals over the New York Giants (9-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, the Boston Braves 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes fell to the Chicago American Giants, 6-1, the Memphis Red Sox beat the Kansas City Monarchs 4-2, the Newark Eagles beat the Baltimore Elite Giants 7-1, the New York Yankees topped the St. Louis Browns 5-2, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians 5-2, and the Washington Senators fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-2. 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, Jul 8, 1942 and the next, Jul 10, 1942. For the wider picture, see the 1942 season.