Games on June 12, 1949

The games of June 12, 1949

Retrosheet's records show 21 games on June 12, 1949. The Brooklyn Dodgers routed the Cincinnati Reds 20-7, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Boston Braves over the Chicago Cubs (2-0), the Cleveland Indians over the New York Yankees (6-0), and the Detroit Tigers over the Washington Senators (9-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Elite Giants 4-3 over the Chicago American Giants, the Baltimore Elite Giants 5-4 over the Chicago American Giants, the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Washington Senators, and the Philadelphia Stars 8-7 over the Indianapolis Clowns. The rest of the slate: the New York Cubans fell to the Birmingham Black Barons, 8-4, the Boston Braves fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-2, the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 15-3, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-5, the New York Yankees fell to the Cleveland Indians, 3-1, the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 5-3, the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 11-1, the Houston Eagles topped the Memphis Red Sox 9-6, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Giants 6-5, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago American Giants and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Braves, and the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 11, 1949 and the next, Jun 13, 1949. For the wider picture, see the 1949 season.