Games on July 10, 1949

The games of July 10, 1949

On July 10, 1949, 16 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Kansas City Monarchs, 13-0 winners over the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes. Runs came easiest when the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Philadelphia Stars 13-12. Shutouts went on the board for the Detroit Tigers over the Chicago White Sox (1-0) and the Houston Eagles over the Indianapolis Clowns (2-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 11-10 over the Philadelphia Athletics. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox topped the Philadelphia Athletics 8-5, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the New York Giants 7-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-2, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Cincinnati Reds 7-4, the Indianapolis Clowns beat the Houston Eagles 7-3, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes 4-1, the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the Memphis Red Sox 4-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-6, and the Chicago Cubs topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-6. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox, and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 9, 1949 and the next, Jul 11, 1949. For the wider picture, see the 1949 season.