Games on July 4, 1948

The games of July 4, 1948

Retrosheet's records show 22 games on July 4, 1948. The Boston Red Sox routed the Philadelphia Athletics 19-5, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 13-12, the Brooklyn Dodgers over the New York Giants. Shutouts went on the board for the Baltimore Elite Giants over the Philadelphia Stars (1-0) and the Homestead Grays over the Newark Eagles (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Birmingham Black Barons 10-9 over the Memphis Red Sox, the Cleveland Buckeyes 7-6 over the Indianapolis Clowns, and the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the Birmingham Black Barons topped the Memphis Red Sox 8-5, the Baltimore Elite Giants topped the Philadelphia Stars 3-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 12-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 8-6, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Cincinnati Reds 8-1, the Indianapolis Clowns beat the Cleveland Buckeyes 3-1, the Newark Eagles topped the Homestead Grays 13-4, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Chicago American Giants 14-1, and the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Chicago American Giants 8-3. The Memphis Red Sox and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Philadelphia Stars and the Baltimore Elite Giants, and the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 3, 1948 and the next, Jul 5, 1948. The 1948 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.