Games on October 2, 1949
10 games
- NY1 1 @ BSN 2 No box score
- SLN 13 @ CHN 5 No box score
- CLE 8 @ DET 4 No box score
- BOS 3 @ NYA 5 No box score
- BRO 9 @ PHI 7 No box score
- CIN 2 @ PIT 4 No box score
- CIN 6 @ PIT 5 No box score
- CHA 4 @ SLA 3 No box score
- CHA 3 @ SLA 5 No box score
- PHA 0 @ WS1 3 No box score
The games of October 2, 1949
On October 2, 1949, 10 games went into the books. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Chicago Cubs 13-5, the widest margin of the day. A shutout went on the board for the Washington Senators over the Philadelphia Athletics (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Braves 2-1 over the New York Giants, the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the St. Louis Browns. The rest of the slate: the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-4, the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 9-7, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, and the St. Louis Browns beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3. The Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago White Sox and the St. Louis Browns each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Oct 1, 1949 and the next, Oct 5, 1949. For the wider picture, see the 1949 season.
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