Games on July 16, 1953

The games of July 16, 1953

11 games were played on July 16, 1953, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 9-2 winners over the St. Louis Cardinals. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the St. Louis Browns over the New York Yankees. One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Washington Senators, the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Washington Senators, the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds. Elsewhere, the Cleveland Indians topped the Philadelphia Athletics 5-3, the New York Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 10-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Cincinnati Reds 3-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Braves 5-2, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the New York Yankees, 7-3. The Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox, the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies, and the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Browns each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Jul 12, 1953 and the next, Jul 17, 1953. The 1953 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.