Games on July 29, 1952

The games of July 29, 1952

On July 29, 1952, 10 games went into the books. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Brooklyn Dodgers 7-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Philadelphia Athletics 10-8. Shutouts: the Philadelphia Athletics over the Detroit Tigers (5-0). One-run games: the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 over the Boston Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds. Elsewhere, the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 10-7, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-1, the New York Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-1, and the St. Louis Browns beat the Washington Senators 7-3. The Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers and the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 28, 1952 and the next, Jul 30, 1952. The 1952 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.