Games on July 9, 1948

The games of July 9, 1948

The schedule for July 9, 1948 lists 11 games. The Boston Braves routed the Philadelphia Phillies 13-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 14-11, the Birmingham Black Barons over the Memphis Red Sox. Shutouts went on the board for the Baltimore Elite Giants over the Newark Eagles (1-0) and the New York Yankees over the Washington Senators (9-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Athletics 8-7 over the Boston Red Sox. The rest of the slate: the St. Louis Browns topped the Cleveland Indians 5-3, the Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago White Sox 4-2, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Giants 10-3, the New York Cubans topped the New York Black Yankees 9-3, and the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-4. 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 8, 1948 and the next, Jul 10, 1948. The 1948 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.