Games on July 2, 1944

The games of July 2, 1944

On July 2, 1944, 25 games went into the books. The Birmingham Black Barons routed the Cleveland Buckeyes 9-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 14-5, the Homestead Grays over the Newark Eagles. Shutouts: the Baltimore Elite Giants over the New York Black Yankees (2-0), the Boston Red Sox over the St. Louis Browns (1-0), and the New York Giants over the Cincinnati Reds (7-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the St. Louis Browns, the New York Yankees 7-6 over the Chicago White Sox, the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 over the Boston Braves, and the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Elsewhere, the New York Black Yankees topped the Baltimore Elite Giants 4-2, the Memphis Red Sox beat the Chicago American Giants 11-5, the Chicago American Giants topped the Memphis Red Sox 5-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Blue Jays 8-1, the Philadelphia Blue Jays beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Giants 4-1, the Birmingham Black Barons fell to the Cleveland Buckeyes, 10-5, the Homestead Grays fell to the Newark Eagles, 11-7, the New York Cubans fell to the Philadelphia Stars, 8-6, and the New York Yankees fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Black Yankees and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox, and the Memphis Red Sox and the Chicago American Giants. 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, Jul 1, 1944 and the next, Jul 4, 1944. The 1944 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.