Games on July 11, 1947

The games of July 11, 1947

On July 11, 1947, 12 games went into the books. The New York Giants routed the St. Louis Cardinals 17-9, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Chicago Cubs (5-0) and the Detroit Tigers over the Boston Red Sox (3-0). The closest finishes were the Washington Senators 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the New York Giants. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Boston Braves 10-6, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2, the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Birmingham Black Barons 7-4, the Baltimore Elite Giants topped the New York Cubans 6-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2, and the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns 3-1. The Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 10, 1947 and the next, Jul 12, 1947. For the wider picture, see the 1947 season.