Games on June 24, 1952

The games of June 24, 1952

On June 24, 1952, 11 games went into the books. The Brooklyn Dodgers routed the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0, the widest margin of the day. A shutout went on the board for the Philadelphia Phillies over the Chicago Cubs (6-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Braves 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 7-4, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Washington Senators, 6-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-1, the New York Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-1, the New York Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the New York Yankees, 8-3. The St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants, and the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 23, 1952 and the next, Jun 25, 1952. The 1952 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.