Games on June 22, 1944

The games of June 22, 1944

13 games were played on June 22, 1944, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Baltimore Elite Giants' 14-1 win over the Homestead Grays. Runs came easiest when the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Memphis Red Sox 11-9. The day's shutouts were the Philadelphia Blue Jays over the Boston Braves (1-0), the Boston Braves over the Philadelphia Blue Jays (7-0), and the New York Yankees over the Washington Senators (4-0). One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Philadelphia Athletics 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the New York Giants 10-3, the Philadelphia Stars fell to the New York Cubans, 10-4, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the Chicago White Sox, 10-3. The Philadelphia Blue Jays and the Boston Braves, the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 21, 1944 and the next, Jun 23, 1944. For the wider picture, see the 1944 season.