Games on July 1, 1945

The games of July 1, 1945

On July 1, 1945, 26 games went into the books. The Birmingham Black Barons routed the Memphis Red Sox 8-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Homestead Grays over the Baltimore Elite Giants. One-run games: the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Boston Braves 8-7 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the New York Yankees, and the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 3-2 over the Chicago American Giants. The rest of the slate: the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Memphis Red Sox 7-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 4-2, the Boston Braves topped the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 11-4, the Chicago American Giants beat the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 8-4, the Washington Senators beat the Cleveland Indians 6-5, the Washington Senators fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-5, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Detroit Tigers, 9-5, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-3, and the Baltimore Elite Giants topped the Homestead Grays 9-3. The Memphis Red Sox and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Braves each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Jun 30, 1945 and the next, Jul 2, 1945. The 1945 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.