Games on July 24, 1944

The games of July 24, 1944

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on July 24, 1944. The Cleveland Indians routed the Washington Senators 10-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Cleveland Buckeyes beat the Kansas City Monarchs 16-9. Shutouts: the Detroit Tigers over the Philadelphia Athletics (1-0). One-run games: the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 9-8 over the Birmingham Black Barons and the St. Louis Browns 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox. The rest of the slate: the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-7, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Boston Braves 7-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 11-5, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Memphis Red Sox, 6-3, and the New York Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 5-3. 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 23, 1944 and the next, Jul 25, 1944. For the wider picture, see the 1944 season.