Games on July 4, 1946

The games of July 4, 1946

On July 4, 1946, 25 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Kansas City Monarchs' 15-1 win over the Birmingham Black Barons. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Athletics 9-8. Shutouts went on the board for the Philadelphia Phillies over the Boston Braves (7-0), the Washington Senators over the New York Yankees (2-0), and the New York Yankees over the Washington Senators (5-0). The closest finishes were the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Boston Braves, the St. Louis Browns 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Cleveland Buckeyes 5-4 over the Chicago American Giants. Elsewhere, the Philadelphia Stars fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 5-2, the St. Louis Browns beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-1, the Cleveland Buckeyes topped the Chicago American Giants 7-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians 8-4, the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 9-8, the New York Cubans fell to the Homestead Grays, 6-4, the New York Cubans beat the Homestead Grays 6-3, the New York Giants topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 7-5, and the New York Giants fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 8-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Stars and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Braves, and the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox. 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 3, 1946 and the next, Jul 5, 1946. The 1946 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.