Games on July 4, 1951

The games of July 4, 1951

On July 4, 1951, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 16-4 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the Philadelphia Athletics (9-0). Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-5 over the New York Giants, the Washington Senators 6-5 over the New York Yankees, the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the St. Louis Browns, and the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the St. Louis Browns. The rest of the slate: the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the New York Giants 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Boston Braves 4-1, the Boston Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Chicago Cubs 10-5, the Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago White Sox 6-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 5-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Washington Senators, 9-6, the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Athletics 9-5, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Braves, and the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. 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, Jul 3, 1951 and the next, Jul 5, 1951. For the wider picture, see the 1951 season.