Games on April 23, 1949

7 games

The games of April 23, 1949

On April 23, 1949, 7 games went into the books. The Philadelphia Athletics routed the Washington Senators 14-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 11-8. One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians. In the other games, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Chicago White Sox, 12-5, the Boston Braves fell to the New York Giants, 11-3, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies 8-6, and the Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals 11-7. 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, Apr 22, 1949 and the next, Apr 24, 1949. The 1949 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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