Games on June 16, 1946

The games of June 16, 1946

24 games were played on June 16, 1946, according to Retrosheet. The Homestead Grays routed the New York Cubans 15-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Chicago American Giants beat the Memphis Red Sox 19-8. A shutout went on the board for the Boston Braves over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0). One-run games: the Boston Braves 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Philadelphia Athletics, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Birmingham Black Barons 5-4 over the Indianapolis Clowns. Elsewhere, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2, the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-4, the Washington Senators beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3, the New York Cubans beat the Homestead Grays 6-3, the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Indianapolis Clowns 7-3, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Cleveland Buckeyes 9-6, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Cleveland Buckeyes 4-2, the Memphis Red Sox beat the Chicago American Giants 4-4, and the Baltimore Elite Giants fell to the Newark Eagles, 5-2. The Chicago American Giants and the Memphis Red Sox played to a 4-4 tie. The Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Braves, the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox, and the Philadelphia Athletics and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 15, 1946 and the next, Jun 17, 1946. The 1946 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.