Games on July 7, 1944

The games of July 7, 1944

11 games were played on July 7, 1944, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 13-2 winners over the Brooklyn Dodgers. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the Chicago American Giants over the Kansas City Monarchs. The day's shutouts were the Washington Senators over the St. Louis Browns (7-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the New York Giants, the Philadelphia Blue Jays 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-5, the Chicago Cubs fell to the New York Giants, 6-2, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Buckeyes, 7-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the New York Yankees, 3-1, and the Boston Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs. 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, Jul 6, 1944 and the next, Jul 8, 1944. The 1944 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.