Games on June 20, 1949

The games of June 20, 1949

The schedule for June 20, 1949 lists 11 games. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-5, the Birmingham Black Barons over the Indianapolis Clowns. The day's shutouts were the Houston Eagles over the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes (4-0). One-run games: the Chicago American Giants 7-6 over the Philadelphia Stars, the Boston Braves 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 6-1, the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Memphis Red Sox 4-2, the New York Yankees topped the St. Louis Browns 4-1, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 4-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Giants 7-2. 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 19, 1949 and the next, Jun 21, 1949. The 1949 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.