Games on July 31, 1953

The games of July 31, 1953

Retrosheet's records show 9 games on July 31, 1953. The widest margin belonged to the New York Giants, 9-2 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. The highest-scoring game ended 12-6, the Cleveland Indians over the Philadelphia Athletics. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (4-0) and the Washington Senators over the Chicago White Sox (2-0). One-run games: the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3, the Milwaukee Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-1, the Milwaukee Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 0-0, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the New York Yankees, 11-5. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Milwaukee Braves played to a 0-0 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Phillies and the Milwaukee Braves. 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, Jul 30, 1953 and the next, Aug 1, 1953. The 1953 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.