Games on July 4, 1952

The games of July 4, 1952

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on July 4, 1952. The Cleveland Indians routed the Detroit Tigers 11-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 13-7. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the St. Louis Browns (2-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Braves 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Boston Braves 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, and the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Washington Senators. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox topped the St. Louis Browns 3-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 10-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Giants 5-1, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Boston Red Sox, 10-5, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Chicago Cubs 4-1, and the Washington Senators fell to the New York Yankees, 9-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Braves, the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 3, 1952 and the next, Jul 5, 1952. The 1952 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.