Games on June 20, 1943

The games of June 20, 1943

On June 20, 1943, 21 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Baltimore Elite Giants' 12-2 win over the New York Black Yankees. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Blue Jays beat the Boston Braves 13-7. Shutouts went on the board for the Philadelphia Blue Jays over the Boston Braves (7-0), the Chicago American Giants over the Cleveland Buckeyes (9-0), and the Harrisburg - St. Louis Stars over the Newark Eagles (9-0). Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-7 over the New York Giants, the St. Louis Browns 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers, the Newark Eagles 3-2 over the Harrisburg - St. Louis Stars, and the New York Yankees 7-6 over the Washington Senators. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Elite Giants fell to the New York Black Yankees, 8-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 10-6, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 7-2, the Cleveland Buckeyes fell to the Chicago American Giants, 4-2, the St. Louis Browns topped the Detroit Tigers 6-3, the Washington Senators beat the New York Yankees 5-3, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-3, the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Athletics 6-5, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-4, and the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Black Yankees and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Philadelphia Blue Jays and the Boston Braves, and the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White 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 19, 1943 and the next, Jun 21, 1943. For the wider picture, see the 1943 season.