Games on June 1, 1955

The games of June 1, 1955

Retrosheet's records show 9 games on June 1, 1955. The Detroit Tigers routed the Washington Senators 9-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Braves 11-8. A shutout went on the board for the Cleveland Indians over the Baltimore Orioles (5-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox. The rest of the slate: the Kansas City Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 3-1, the New York Yankees topped the Kansas City Athletics 6-1, the Cincinnati Redlegs topped the New York Giants 5-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Chicago Cubs 3-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-2. The New York Yankees and the Kansas City Athletics met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, May 31, 1955 and the next, Jun 2, 1955. For the wider picture, see the 1955 season.