Games on June 6, 1954

The games of June 6, 1954

On June 6, 1954, 13 games went into the books. The Chicago White Sox routed the Washington Senators 6-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-8. The day's shutouts were the Milwaukee Braves over the Pittsburgh Pirates (5-0). One-run games: the New York Giants 3-2 over the Cincinnati Redlegs, the Cincinnati Redlegs 3-2 over the New York Giants, and the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Philadelphia Athletics. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 7-4, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Chicago Cubs 6-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Braves 6-4, the Baltimore Orioles topped the New York Yankees 7-5, the New York Yankees topped the Baltimore Orioles 5-2, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Cleveland Indians, 7-5, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Washington Senators 5-3. The New York Giants and the Cincinnati Redlegs, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Milwaukee Braves, and the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees 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, Jun 5, 1954 and the next, Jun 7, 1954. The 1954 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.