Games on June 30, 1943

The games of June 30, 1943

14 games were played on June 30, 1943, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 11-5 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. Shutouts went on the board for the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds (5-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the New York Giants (5-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Boston Braves, the Cleveland Buckeyes 3-2 over the Kansas City Monarchs, the Newark Eagles 6-5 over the Homestead Grays, and the New York Giants 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs beat the Boston Braves 6-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the Washington Senators 7-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 3-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Boston Red Sox 3-3, the Cincinnati Clowns topped the Memphis Red Sox 4-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Philadelphia Blue Jays, 3-3, and the St. Louis Browns topped the Philadelphia Athletics 3-1. The Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers played to a 3-3 tie. The Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Braves, and the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 29, 1943 and the next, Jul 1, 1943. For the wider picture, see the 1943 season.