Games on July 4, 1957

The games of July 4, 1957

On July 4, 1957, 14 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Brooklyn Dodgers' 8-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The highest-scoring game ended 10-7, the Milwaukee Braves over the Cincinnati Redlegs. Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Washington Senators, the Chicago Cubs 7-6 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians. In the other games, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 3-1, the Kansas City Athletics topped the Chicago White Sox 5-4, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Chicago White Sox, 8-3, the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees 3-2, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Giants 2-1, and the New York Giants fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, and the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 3, 1957 and the next, Jul 5, 1957. For the wider picture, see the 1957 season.