Games on June 26, 1947

The games of June 26, 1947

11 games were played on June 26, 1947, according to Retrosheet. The Cleveland Buckeyes routed the Indianapolis Clowns 19-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Memphis Red Sox beat the Kansas City Monarchs 11-10. Shutouts: the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (8-0). One-run games: the Birmingham Black Barons 6-5 over the Chicago American Giants. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Boston Braves 8-6, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-1, the Baltimore Elite Giants topped the Newark Eagles 10-7, the Philadelphia Stars beat the Homestead Grays 10-10, the New York Yankees fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 4-2, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-3, and the Washington Senators beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3. The Homestead Grays and the Philadelphia Stars played to a 10-10 tie. 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 25, 1947 and the next, Jun 27, 1947. For the wider picture, see the 1947 season.