Games on July 7, 1949

The games of July 7, 1949

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on July 7, 1949. The New York Giants routed the Philadelphia Phillies 11-3, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals (2-0). The closest finishes were the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Boston Braves 5-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-2, the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Indianapolis Clowns 5-1, the Chicago American Giants beat the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes 9-4, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 6-2, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Detroit Tigers, 9-2, and the Washington Senators fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-4. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 6, 1949 and the next, Jul 8, 1949. For the wider picture, see the 1949 season.