Games on July 4, 1947

The games of July 4, 1947

Retrosheet's records show 27 games on July 4, 1947. The Brooklyn Dodgers routed the New York Giants 16-7, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the Philadelphia Athletics (4-0), the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs (7-0), and the Cincinnati Reds over the Pittsburgh Pirates (8-0). One-run games: the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3 over the New York Giants, the Chicago American Giants 2-1 over the Memphis Red Sox, the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Indianapolis Clowns 8-7 over the Kansas City Monarchs. In the other games, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 8-6, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Memphis Red Sox, 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 13-6, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-4, the Cleveland Buckeyes fell to the Birmingham Black Barons, 5-0, the Cleveland Buckeyes beat the Birmingham Black Barons 12-9, the Baltimore Elite Giants fell to the Homestead Grays, 8-2, the Baltimore Elite Giants fell to the Homestead Grays, 8-5, and the Indianapolis Clowns fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 7-3. The Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians played to a 4-4 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Memphis Red Sox and the Chicago American Giants. 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, Jul 3, 1947 and the next, Jul 5, 1947. For the wider picture, see the 1947 season.