Games on July 31, 1949

The games of July 31, 1949

The schedule for July 31, 1949 lists 20 games. The most lopsided result was the New York Giants' 10-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians (3-0), the New York Giants over the Cincinnati Reds (9-0), and the Kansas City Monarchs over the Memphis Red Sox (3-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Elite Giants 4-3 over the Birmingham Black Barons, the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs, the Indianapolis Clowns 3-2 over the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes, and the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Elite Giants fell to the Birmingham Black Barons, 7-3, the Philadelphia Stars topped the Chicago American Giants 6-2, the Chicago American Giants beat the Philadelphia Stars 5-2, the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Memphis Red Sox 6-1, the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes fell to the Indianapolis Clowns, 6-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 2-1, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Detroit Tigers, 3-0, the Detroit Tigers beat the Philadelphia Athletics 6-0, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Boston Braves, 9-1, and the Boston Braves fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Baltimore Elite Giants and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Philadelphia Stars and the Chicago American Giants, and the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 30, 1949 and the next, Aug 1, 1949. The 1949 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.