Games on June 3, 1945

The games of June 3, 1945

The schedule for June 3, 1945 lists 22 games. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the New York Giants 11-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-9, the Philadelphia Phillies over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The day's shutouts were the Homestead Grays over the Baltimore Elite Giants (1-0) and the Homestead Grays over the Baltimore Elite Giants (5-0). One-run games: the Kansas City Monarchs 4-3 over the Birmingham Black Barons, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Boston Braves 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Birmingham Black Barons 9-7, the Chicago American Giants topped the Memphis Red Sox 5-3, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Memphis Red Sox, 7-3, the Chicago Cubs beat the Boston Braves 3-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 8-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the New York Yankees 4-1, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the St. Louis Browns 3-1, and the Philadelphia Athletics beat the St. Louis Browns 0-0. The St. Louis Browns and the Philadelphia Athletics played to a 0-0 tie. The Kansas City Monarchs and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, and the Memphis Red Sox and the Chicago American Giants each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Jun 2, 1945 and the next, Jun 4, 1945. The 1945 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.