Games on June 2, 1943

The games of June 2, 1943

12 games were played on June 2, 1943, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Washington Senators' 13-1 win over the Cleveland Indians. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Giants 13-6. Shutouts: the Cleveland Buckeyes over the Cincinnati Clowns (11-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the St. Louis Browns, the Philadelphia Blue Jays 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the New York Yankees, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Boston Braves. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the St. Louis Browns, 7-4, the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Memphis Red Sox 7-1, the Homestead Grays beat the New York Cubans 13-2, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-2, and the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2. The St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox 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 1, 1943 and the next, Jun 3, 1943. For the wider picture, see the 1943 season.