Games on April 22, 1945

The games of April 22, 1945

On April 22, 1945, 12 games went into the books. The Philadelphia Athletics routed the Boston Red Sox 6-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-7. Shutouts: the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates (3-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the St. Louis Browns, the Boston Braves 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 over the Boston Braves. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox topped the St. Louis Browns 5-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 6-3, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Giants 3-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2, and the Washington Senators fell to the New York Yankees, 5-2. The St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox, the Boston Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 21, 1945 and the next, Apr 24, 1945. For the wider picture, see the 1945 season.