Games on June 4, 1949

The games of June 4, 1949

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on June 4, 1949. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 11-3 winners over the St. Louis Browns. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Detroit Tigers over the Boston Red Sox. Shutouts: the Philadelphia Phillies over the Chicago Cubs (1-0). One-run games: the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Boston Braves, the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Washington Senators, and the Indianapolis Clowns 3-2 over the Kansas City Monarchs. In the other games, the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the Birmingham Black Barons 4-2, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-6, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians 10-3, and the Cincinnati Reds fell to the New York Giants, 9-3. 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, Jun 3, 1949 and the next, Jun 5, 1949. The 1949 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.