Games on June 11, 1947

The games of June 11, 1947

On June 11, 1947, 11 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Indianapolis Clowns, 18-3 winners over the Kansas City Monarchs. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago Cubs over the Boston Braves (4-0), the Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians (3-0), and the Philadelphia Athletics over the Detroit Tigers (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the New York Yankees, the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 over the New York Giants, and the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs beat the Boston Braves 5-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the Philadelphia Athletics 7-1, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the Washington Senators, 4-2. The Chicago Cubs and the Boston Braves and the Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Jun 10, 1947 and the next, Jun 12, 1947. The 1947 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.