Games on July 4, 1944

The games of July 4, 1944

Retrosheet's records show 26 games on July 4, 1944. The widest margin belonged to the Memphis Red Sox, 17-1 winners over the Chicago American Giants. The day's shutouts were the Chicago American Giants over the Memphis Red Sox (7-0), the St. Louis Browns over the Philadelphia Athletics (4-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Philadelphia Blue Jays (4-0). One-run games: the Homestead Grays 5-4 over the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Newark Eagles 2-1 over the New York Cubans. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 7-4, the Chicago Cubs beat the Boston Braves 7-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Boston Braves 4-2, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-2, the Cleveland Buckeyes fell to the Birmingham Black Barons, 5-1, the Birmingham Black Barons fell to the Cleveland Buckeyes, 6-2, the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the Homestead Grays 3-1, the New York Cubans topped the Newark Eagles 5-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the New York Yankees 3-1, and the Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 7-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Homestead Grays and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, and the Memphis Red Sox and the Chicago American Giants. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 2, 1944 and the next, Jul 5, 1944. The 1944 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.