Games on June 22, 1952

The games of June 22, 1952

12 games were played on June 22, 1952, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Athletics, 10-0 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the Washington Senators beat the St. Louis Browns 8-5. Shutouts went on the board for the New York Yankees over the Chicago White Sox (3-0), the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Red Sox (7-0), and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds (3-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the New York Yankees, the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the St. Louis Browns 3-2 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Boston Braves 7-2, the Boston Braves fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-2, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Braves, the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, and the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians. 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, Jun 21, 1952 and the next, Jun 23, 1952. The 1952 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.