Games on June 21, 1949

9 games

The games of June 21, 1949

On June 21, 1949, 9 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 7-1 winners over the Detroit Tigers. The highest-scoring game ended 9-4, the Philadelphia Phillies over the Pittsburgh Pirates. One-run games: the Chicago American Giants 4-3 over the Philadelphia Stars and the New York Giants 6-5 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs beat the Boston Braves 8-4, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 9-4, the Kansas City Monarchs fell to the Memphis Red Sox, 9-3, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians 8-2, and the Washington Senators topped the Chicago White Sox 9-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 20, 1949 and the next, Jun 22, 1949. The 1949 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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