Games on July 21, 1945

The games of July 21, 1945

On July 21, 1945, 12 games went into the books. The Homestead Grays routed the Baltimore Elite Giants 11-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-7. Decided by a single run were the Philadelphia Stars 6-5 over the New York Black Yankees. Elsewhere, the St. Louis Browns topped the Boston Red Sox 4-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3, the New York Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds 6-3, the Cleveland Buckeyes beat the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 8-5, the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 12-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 1-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Boston Braves, 5-1, the Boston Braves fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1, and the Washington Senators beat the Cleveland Indians 7-4. The Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics played to a 1-1 tie. The Boston Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 20, 1945 and the next, Jul 22, 1945. The 1945 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.