Games on June 25, 1944

The games of June 25, 1944

On June 25, 1944, 24 games went into the books. The Chicago White Sox routed the Cleveland Indians 11-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the New York Cubans 9-8. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the Washington Senators (4-0), the Chicago Cubs over the Cincinnati Reds (5-0), and the Memphis Red Sox over the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (9-0). The closest finishes were the Washington Senators 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox, the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-1 over the Philadelphia Blue Jays, the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Philadelphia Blue Jays fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 4-1, the Cleveland Buckeyes beat the Chicago American Giants 5-4, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Cleveland Buckeyes, 6-1, the Memphis Red Sox beat the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 3-1, the Newark Eagles beat the Philadelphia Stars 6-3, the Newark Eagles topped the Philadelphia Stars 5-1, the Boston Braves topped the New York Giants 5-1, the New York Giants topped the Boston Braves 4-1, the New York Cubans topped the Baltimore Elite Giants 4-3, and the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 4-3. The St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates played to a 5-5 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, the Philadelphia Blue Jays and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 24, 1944 and the next, Jun 26, 1944. For the wider picture, see the 1944 season.