Games on July 4, 1955

The games of July 4, 1955

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on July 4, 1955. The Brooklyn Dodgers routed the Philadelphia Phillies 11-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-5, the Boston Red Sox over the New York Yankees. Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Cincinnati Redlegs, the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers, the Kansas City Athletics 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, and the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the Milwaukee Braves. The rest of the slate: the Washington Senators fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-2, the Cincinnati Redlegs beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the Detroit Tigers 8-5, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Chicago White Sox, 8-3, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Milwaukee Braves 4-2, the New York Yankees fell to the Boston Red Sox, 4-2, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Giants 4-3, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the New York Giants, 5-3. The Cincinnati Redlegs and the Chicago Cubs, the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, and the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Athletics 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, Jul 3, 1955 and the next, Jul 5, 1955. The 1955 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.