Games on July 24, 1949

The games of July 24, 1949

24 games were played on July 24, 1949, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 14-1 winners over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Browns beat the Boston Red Sox 9-8. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Elite Giants over the Indianapolis Clowns (4-0) and the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes over the Houston Eagles (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Indianapolis Clowns 3-2 over the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Boston Braves, the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 over the Boston Braves, and the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 7-2, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Chicago White Sox 6-4, the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators 7-5, the Washington Senators fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-2, the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3, the Houston Eagles beat the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes 7-2, the Kansas City Monarchs fell to the Chicago American Giants, 8-2, the Chicago American Giants topped the Kansas City Monarchs 9-5, the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Memphis Red Sox 5-3, and the Memphis Red Sox beat the Birmingham Black Barons 6-1. The Indianapolis Clowns and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves, and the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago White Sox 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 23, 1949 and the next, Jul 25, 1949. The 1949 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.