Games on June 6, 1943

The games of June 6, 1943

26 games were played on June 6, 1943, according to Retrosheet. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the New York Giants 18-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Cubans beat the Baltimore Elite Giants 16-8. Shutouts: the Birmingham Black Barons over the Cincinnati Clowns (13-0), the Memphis Red Sox over the Chicago American Giants (2-0), and the Newark Eagles over the New York Black Yankees (4-0). The closest finishes were the Birmingham Black Barons 2-1 over the Cincinnati Clowns, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Elite Giants fell to the New York Cubans, 5-3, the Memphis Red Sox topped the Chicago American Giants 3-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Chicago Cubs, 11-5, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Braves 4-3, the Cleveland Buckeyes topped the Kansas City Monarchs 4-1, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Cleveland Buckeyes 4-3, the Philadelphia Stars topped the Harrisburg - St. Louis Stars 10-4, the Harrisburg - St. Louis Stars topped the Philadelphia Stars 7-2, the Newark Eagles topped the New York Black Yankees 3-0, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the New York Yankees, 2-1. The Philadelphia Blue Jays and the St. Louis Cardinals played to a 1-1 tie. The Cincinnati Clowns and the Birmingham Black Barons, the New York Cubans and the Baltimore Elite Giants, and the Chicago White Sox 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. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 5, 1943 and the next, Jun 7, 1943. For the wider picture, see the 1943 season.