Games on June 8, 1945

10 games

The games of June 8, 1945

On June 8, 1945, 10 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Brooklyn Dodgers' 9-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Runs came easiest when the Chicago American Giants beat the Memphis Red Sox 10-9. Shutouts: the Cleveland Buckeyes over the Kansas City Monarchs (5-0) and the Philadelphia Athletics over the Washington Senators (4-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the St. Louis Browns, the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-3, the Homestead Grays fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 6-4, and the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees 6-4. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 7, 1945 and the next, Jun 9, 1945. For the wider picture, see the 1945 season.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.