Games on July 3, 1949

The games of July 3, 1949

On July 3, 1949, 18 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the New York Giants' 16-0 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the New York Cubans 11-6. Shutouts: the Philadelphia Phillies over the Boston Braves (7-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Elite Giants 8-7 over the New York Cubans, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the St. Louis Browns, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the St. Louis Browns, and the Indianapolis Clowns 8-7 over the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes. In the other games, the Memphis Red Sox beat the Birmingham Black Barons 6-3, the Memphis Red Sox beat the Birmingham Black Barons 14-2, the Chicago American Giants topped the Kansas City Monarchs 5-3, the Chicago American Giants beat the Kansas City Monarchs 5-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 8-4, the Houston Eagles topped the Philadelphia Stars 5-2, the Indianapolis Clowns fell to the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes, 7-4, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Boston Red Sox 8-3, and the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Memphis Red Sox and the Birmingham Black Barons, the New York Cubans and the Baltimore Elite Giants, and the Kansas City Monarchs and the Chicago American Giants. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 2, 1949 and the next, Jul 4, 1949. For the wider picture, see the 1949 season.