Games on July 2, 1943

The games of July 2, 1943

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on July 2, 1943. The Cleveland Indians routed the New York Yankees 12-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the St. Louis Browns over the Philadelphia Athletics. A shutout went on the board for the Cincinnati Reds over the Brooklyn Dodgers (8-0). One-run games: the Birmingham Black Barons 5-4 over the Cincinnati Clowns, the Washington Senators 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Memphis Red Sox 2-1 over the Kansas City Monarchs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Philadelphia Blue Jays. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs topped the Boston Braves 7-1, the Cleveland Buckeyes fell to the Chicago American Giants, 13-2, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 8-2, the Homestead Grays topped the Newark Eagles 8-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the New York Giants 5-3. 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 1, 1943 and the next, Jul 3, 1943. For the wider picture, see the 1943 season.