Games on July 13, 1947

The games of July 13, 1947

Retrosheet's records show 22 games on July 13, 1947. The most lopsided result was the Brooklyn Dodgers' 9-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Runs came easiest when the Boston Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 8-7. Shutouts: the Baltimore Elite Giants over the Philadelphia Stars (6-0), the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Red Sox (8-0), and the Homestead Grays over the Newark Eagles (1-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Braves 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs, the Detroit Tigers 7-6 over the Philadelphia Athletics, the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the St. Louis Browns 3-2 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the Philadelphia Stars topped the Baltimore Elite Giants 4-1, the New York Yankees topped the Chicago White Sox 10-3, the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4, the Cleveland Indians topped the Boston Red Sox 6-2, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Detroit Tigers, 4-2, the Indianapolis Clowns fell to the Chicago American Giants, 7-4, the Birmingham Black Barons fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 6-0, the Kansas City Monarchs fell to the Birmingham Black Barons, 8-6, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the New York Giants 6-3, and the New York Giants topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1. The Philadelphia Stars and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Braves, and the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 12, 1947 and the next, Jul 14, 1947. The 1947 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.