Games on June 23, 1946

The games of June 23, 1946

22 games were played on June 23, 1946, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 11-3 winners over the New York Black Yankees. Runs came easiest when the New York Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 15-10. Shutouts: the Boston Braves over the Pittsburgh Pirates (4-0) and the Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians (6-0). The closest finishes were the Birmingham Black Barons 5-4 over the Chicago American Giants, the Chicago American Giants 2-1 over the Birmingham Black Barons, the Boston Braves 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Homestead Grays 9-8 over the Philadelphia Stars. In the other games, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 4-2, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Chicago White Sox, 8-1, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Chicago White Sox 6-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-1, the New York Yankees topped the Detroit Tigers 10-8, the Philadelphia Stars topped the Homestead Grays 7-2, the Indianapolis Clowns beat the Kansas City Monarchs 4-2, the New York Cubans fell to the Newark Eagles, 6-1, the New York Cubans fell to the Newark Eagles, 3-1, and the Chicago Cubs topped the New York Giants 9-4. The Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies played to a 3-3 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago American Giants and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves, and the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago White Sox. 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 22, 1946 and the next, Jun 24, 1946. For the wider picture, see the 1946 season.