Games on July 29, 1945

The games of July 29, 1945

12 games were played on July 29, 1945, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 15-4 winners over the Boston Braves. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Browns over the Cleveland Indians (4-0) and the Cleveland Indians over the St. Louis Browns (3-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Philadelphia Athletics. In the other games, the Washington Senators fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-4, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Boston Braves 5-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago White Sox 4-2, the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Athletics 11-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-6, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4. The Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, and the St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 28, 1945 and the next, Jul 30, 1945. For the wider picture, see the 1945 season.