Games on July 6, 1947

The games of July 6, 1947

Retrosheet's records show 18 games on July 6, 1947. The most lopsided result was the Pittsburgh Pirates' 10-0 win over the Chicago Cubs. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Browns 8-4. The day's shutouts were the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Boston Braves (4-0), the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds (3-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the Homestead Grays 5-4 over the Philadelphia Stars, the Newark Eagles 2-1 over the Baltimore Elite Giants, and the New York Giants 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox topped the Washington Senators 7-4, the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Senators 10-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1, the Homestead Grays fell to the Philadelphia Stars, 5-2, the Newark Eagles fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 7-5, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 8-2, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 9-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2, and the Detroit Tigers topped the St. Louis Browns 10-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox, and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 5, 1947 and the next, Jul 8, 1947. For the wider picture, see the 1947 season.