Games on October 1, 1949

The games of October 1, 1949

On October 1, 1949, 7 games went into the books. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Browns beat the Chicago White Sox 8-6. The day's shutouts were the Boston Braves over the New York Giants (3-0) and the Cleveland Indians over the Detroit Tigers (4-0). The closest finishes were the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox. Elsewhere, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Chicago Cubs, 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-4, and the Washington Senators fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 7-4. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 30, 1949 and the next, Oct 2, 1949. For the wider picture, see the 1949 season.