Games on July 3, 1946

The games of July 3, 1946

12 games were played on July 3, 1946, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Cardinals' 16-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the St. Louis Browns (6-0), the Indianapolis Clowns over the Memphis Red Sox (2-0), and the Memphis Red Sox over the Indianapolis Clowns (3-0). The closest finishes were the Birmingham Black Barons 5-4 over the Kansas City Monarchs, the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Cleveland Buckeyes 5-4 over the Chicago American Giants. The rest of the slate: the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Boston Braves, 7-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago White Sox 2-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 3-2, and the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Washington Senators, 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs and the Memphis Red Sox and the Indianapolis Clowns. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 2, 1946 and the next, Jul 4, 1946. For the wider picture, see the 1946 season.