Games on July 16, 1947

The games of July 16, 1947

On July 16, 1947, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Washington Senators' 10-1 win over the Detroit Tigers. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Detroit Tigers over the Washington Senators. The day's shutouts were the Boston Braves over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Indianapolis Clowns 7-6 over the Chicago American Giants, the Chicago American Giants 3-2 over the Indianapolis Clowns, the Homestead Grays 8-7 over the Newark Eagles, and the St. Louis Browns 5-4 over the Philadelphia Athletics. Elsewhere, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-6, the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 7-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 8-2, the New York Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 6-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-1, and the Philadelphia Athletics topped the St. Louis Browns 4-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers, the Chicago American Giants and the Indianapolis Clowns, and the Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Browns. 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 15, 1947 and the next, Jul 17, 1947. The 1947 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.