Games on July 9, 1944

The games of July 9, 1944

Retrosheet's records show 24 games on July 9, 1944. The most lopsided result was the Philadelphia Stars' 13-3 win over the New York Black Yankees. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 9-7. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago American Giants over the Kansas City Monarchs (2-0), the Chicago Cubs over the New York Giants (1-0), and the Cleveland Buckeyes over the Memphis Red Sox (2-0). One-run games: the New York Cubans 4-3 over the Philadelphia Stars, the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the St. Louis Cardinals 1-0 over the Boston Braves. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the Newark Eagles 4-1, the Newark Eagles fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 3-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 4-2, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 3-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Giants 6-2, the Philadelphia Blue Jays fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 9-5, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Philadelphia Blue Jays 7-5, the Cleveland Buckeyes fell to the Memphis Red Sox, 8-6, and the New York Yankees topped the Detroit Tigers 8-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Newark Eagles and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, and the Kansas City Monarchs and the Chicago American Giants. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 8, 1944 and the next, Jul 10, 1944. For the wider picture, see the 1944 season.