Games on August 7, 1949

The games of August 7, 1949

The schedule for August 7, 1949 lists 20 games. The most lopsided result was the New York Yankees' 20-2 win over the St. Louis Browns. The day's shutouts were the Boston Braves over the Chicago Cubs (11-0), the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds (7-0), and the Washington Senators over the Chicago White Sox (1-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Elite Giants 4-3 over the Birmingham Black Barons, the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Boston Braves, the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Houston Eagles 5-4 over the Kansas City Monarchs. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the Birmingham Black Barons 4-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Boston Red Sox 6-4, the Kansas City Monarchs fell to the Houston Eagles, 6-4, the Indianapolis Clowns fell to the New York Cubans, 4-2, the New York Cubans topped the Indianapolis Clowns 6-6, the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns 2-2, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 5-4, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-4. The Indianapolis Clowns and the New York Cubans played to a 6-6 tie. The Birmingham Black Barons and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Boston Braves and the Chicago Cubs, and the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Aug 6, 1949 and the next, Aug 8, 1949. The 1949 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.