Games on June 30, 1946

The games of June 30, 1946

25 games were played on June 30, 1946, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Homestead Grays, 14-5 winners over the New York Black Yankees. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Senators 15-8. Shutouts went on the board for the Newark Eagles over the Philadelphia Stars (3-0), the Newark Eagles over the Philadelphia Stars (6-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Memphis Red Sox 5-4 over the Cleveland Buckeyes, and the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 over the New York Giants. The rest of the slate: the Washington Senators topped the Boston Red Sox 9-2, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Boston Braves 4-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 7-3, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-5, the Cleveland Buckeyes fell to the Memphis Red Sox, 6-4, the Homestead Grays beat the New York Black Yankees 7-1, the Chicago American Giants topped the Indianapolis Clowns 9-2, the Chicago American Giants topped the Indianapolis Clowns 5-1, the Birmingham Black Barons fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 6-3, and the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Birmingham Black Barons 5-2. The Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox played to a 5-5 tie. The Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox, and the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 29, 1946 and the next, Jul 1, 1946. For the wider picture, see the 1946 season.