Games on July 4, 1949

The games of July 4, 1949

The schedule for July 4, 1949 lists 24 games. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Athletics, 8-0 winners over the Washington Senators. The highest-scoring game ended 11-8, the Kansas City Monarchs over the Chicago American Giants. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals (5-0), the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0), and the Baltimore Elite Giants over the New York Cubans (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Birmingham Black Barons 8-7 over the Memphis Red Sox, the Boston Braves 8-7 over the New York Giants, the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Birmingham Black Barons, 11-5, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4, the Boston Braves fell to the New York Giants, 11-4, the Kansas City Monarchs fell to the Chicago American Giants, 5-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-4, the Cleveland Indians topped the Detroit Tigers 7-3, the Indianapolis Clowns topped the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes 9-3, the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes beat the Indianapolis Clowns 7-6, and the Baltimore Elite Giants fell to the New York Cubans, 7-4. The Memphis Red Sox and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the New York Giants and the Boston Braves each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Jul 3, 1949 and the next, Jul 5, 1949. The 1949 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.