Games on June 18, 1944

The games of June 18, 1944

On June 18, 1944, 25 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Cardinals' 12-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The highest-scoring game ended 9-6, the Boston Red Sox over the Washington Senators. Shutouts: the Birmingham Black Barons over the Memphis Red Sox (5-0), the Philadelphia Athletics over the New York Yankees (4-0), and the Washington Senators over the Boston Red Sox (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago American Giants 5-4 over the Cleveland Buckeyes, the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Chicago White Sox 7-6 over the Cleveland Indians. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Elite Giants fell to the New York Cubans, 5-2, the New York Cubans fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 6-2, the New York Giants topped the Boston Braves 9-2, the New York Giants beat the Boston Braves 7-1, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Cleveland Buckeyes, 3-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the Cincinnati Reds 6-6, the Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Browns 7-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Browns 7-5, and the Newark Eagles fell to the Homestead Grays, 10-3. The Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs played to a 6-6 tie. The New York Cubans and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the New York Giants and the Boston Braves, and the Cleveland Buckeyes and the Chicago American Giants each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 17, 1944 and the next, Jun 19, 1944. The 1944 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.