Games on June 4, 1944

The games of June 4, 1944

24 games were played on June 4, 1944, according to Retrosheet. The Baltimore Elite Giants routed the Newark Eagles 10-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 8-8. Shutouts went on the board for the Newark Eagles over the Baltimore Elite Giants (7-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the Boston Braves (1-0), and the Homestead Grays over the New York Cubans (3-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Washington Senators, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the New York Yankees, and the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox. The rest of the slate: the Boston Braves fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-3, the Washington Senators fell to the Chicago White Sox, 9-1, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns, 7-3, the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns topped the Chicago American Giants 3-1, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 6-4, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-1, the New York Cubans beat the Homestead Grays 5-2, the Cleveland Buckeyes beat the Memphis Red Sox 7-6, the Cleveland Buckeyes fell to the Memphis Red Sox, 4-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the New York Giants 9-4. The Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers played to a 8-8 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Newark Eagles and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Braves. 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 3, 1944 and the next, Jun 5, 1944. For the wider picture, see the 1944 season.