Games on July 20, 1944

The games of July 20, 1944

On July 20, 1944, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Birmingham Black Barons, 20-6 winners over the Kansas City Monarchs. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Brooklyn Dodgers (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Braves 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs, the Boston Braves 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Detroit Tigers 7-6 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox topped the Chicago White Sox 11-7, the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns fell to the Chicago American Giants, 8-6, the New York Cubans fell to the Homestead Grays, 2-2, the Cleveland Buckeyes fell to the Memphis Red Sox, 6-4, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Giants 10-2, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Giants 6-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Blue Jays 4-1, the Philadelphia Blue Jays beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2, and the St. Louis Browns beat the New York Yankees 7-3. The New York Cubans and the Homestead Grays played to a 2-2 tie. The Chicago Cubs and the Boston Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Blue Jays each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 19, 1944 and the next, Jul 21, 1944. The 1944 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.