Games on June 23, 1947

The games of June 23, 1947

On June 23, 1947, 12 games went into the books. The Cleveland Buckeyes routed the Indianapolis Clowns 11-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Cleveland Buckeyes over the Indianapolis Clowns. Shutouts: the Memphis Red Sox over the Kansas City Monarchs (1-0). Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 8-2, the New York Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-3, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Memphis Red Sox 7-3, the New York Black Yankees fell to the Homestead Grays, 6-4, the New York Cubans fell to the Newark Eagles, 7-4, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 8-5, the Philadelphia Stars fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 3-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Braves 6-2, and the Washington Senators fell to the Chicago White Sox, 10-6. Doubleheaders on the date: the Indianapolis Clowns and the Cleveland Buckeyes and the Kansas City Monarchs and the Memphis Red Sox. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 22, 1947 and the next, Jun 24, 1947. The 1947 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.