Games on June 21, 1947

The games of June 21, 1947

On June 21, 1947, 11 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Philadelphia Stars' 11-2 win over the New York Black Yankees. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Giants 11-5. Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds, the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Washington Senators 5-4 over the St. Louis Browns. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 9-1, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Birmingham Black Barons, 8-3, the Boston Braves topped the Chicago Cubs 5-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the New York Yankees, 7-4, the Chicago White Sox beat the Philadelphia Athletics 6-2, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 20, 1947 and the next, Jun 22, 1947. For the wider picture, see the 1947 season.