Games on June 20, 1944

The games of June 20, 1944

Retrosheet's records show 11 games on June 20, 1944. The Newark Eagles routed the Homestead Grays 6-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Giants 7-6. The day's shutouts were the Philadelphia Athletics over the Boston Red Sox (2-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the Pittsburgh Pirates (3-0), and the St. Louis Browns over the Chicago White Sox (5-0). One-run games: the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, the Philadelphia Athletics 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the St. Louis Browns. Elsewhere, the New York Cubans topped the Baltimore Elite Giants 7-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1, and the Washington Senators fell to the New York Yankees, 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago White Sox and the St. Louis Browns. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 19, 1944 and the next, Jun 21, 1944. The 1944 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.