Games on June 16, 1953

11 games

The games of June 16, 1953

On June 16, 1953, 11 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Cincinnati Reds, 12-5 winners over the New York Giants. Decided by a single run were the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Milwaukee Braves 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Milwaukee Braves 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3, the New York Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds 7-5, the St. Louis Browns beat the New York Yankees 3-1, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians 9-7, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-5, and the Washington Senators fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-3. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Philadelphia Phillies and the Milwaukee Braves each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 15, 1953 and the next, Jun 17, 1953. For the wider picture, see the 1953 season.

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