Games on July 19, 1942

The games of July 19, 1942

On July 19, 1942, 24 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Philadelphia Stars' 20-5 win over the Newark Eagles. Shutouts: the Memphis Red Sox over the Birmingham Black Barons (8-0), the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Red Sox (4-0), and the New York Yankees over the Chicago White Sox (12-0). The closest finishes were the Birmingham Black Barons 6-5 over the Memphis Red Sox, the Kansas City Monarchs 5-4 over the Chicago American Giants, the New York Giants 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Philadelphia Athletics. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the New York Black Yankees 6-3, the New York Black Yankees beat the Baltimore Elite Giants 4-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Boston Red Sox 10-7, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 11-5, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Chicago Cubs 8-5, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Chicago Cubs, 8-4, the New York Giants fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-3, the New York Yankees topped the Chicago White Sox 9-2, the Philadelphia Stars fell to the Newark Eagles, 7-4, and the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Detroit Tigers 4-3. The Memphis Red Sox and the Birmingham Black Barons, the New York Black Yankees and the Baltimore Elite Giants, and the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 18, 1942 and the next, Jul 20, 1942. The 1942 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.