Games on June 16, 1944

The games of June 16, 1944

10 games were played on June 16, 1944, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Philadelphia Stars' 14-1 win over the Baltimore Elite Giants. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the New York Cubans over the Newark Eagles. The day's shutouts were the Washington Senators over the Boston Red Sox (4-0). The closest finishes were the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-4 over the Philadelphia Blue Jays. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Chicago Cubs 10-5, the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 3-1, the St. Louis Browns topped the Detroit Tigers 14-1, the Kansas City Monarchs fell to the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns, 4-1, the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Memphis Red Sox 7-3, and the New York Yankees topped the Philadelphia Athletics 6-1. 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, Jun 15, 1944 and the next, Jun 17, 1944. The 1944 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.