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JUNE
1947

Sunday, June 1st

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 1, 1947
New York Yankees 11, Cleveland Indians 9 at Cleveland Stadium
St. Louis Browns 7, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 13, Cincinnati Reds 9 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, June 2nd

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 2, 1947
Boston Red Sox 6, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I
Philadelphia Athletics 6, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Boston Braves 3 at Braves Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 9, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, June 3rd

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 3, 1947
Chicago White Sox 3, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Comiskey Park I
Washington Senators 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium
New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Boston Braves 0 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 8, Chicago Cubs 3 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 4th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 4, 1947
Philadelphia Athletics 10, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 6, Washington Senators 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 6, New York Yankees 2 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 17, Detroit Tigers 8 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 5, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 6, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, June 5th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 5, 1947
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
Washington Senators 3, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium
New York Yankees 7, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Boston Braves 3 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 5, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 9, Chicago Cubs 3 at Polo Grounds V
Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Shibe Park
Cincinnati Reds 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, June 6th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 6, 1947
Chicago White Sox 5, Washington Senators 4 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 7, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Cleveland Stadium
St. Louis Browns 4, New York Yankees 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 5, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 2 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 7th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 7, 1947
Chicago White Sox 4, Washington Senators 0 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 3, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 9, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Braves Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, June 8th

IN THE NEWS: The Washington Senators edge the Chicago White Sox 1-0 in 18 innings on Al Evans's triple and Sherry Robertson's long fly. It is the 4th 1-0, 18-inning game in history.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 8, 1947
Washington Senators 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 8, Washington Senators 2 at Comiskey Park I
Philadelphia Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium
Cleveland Indians 2, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 5, Boston Red Sox 0 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 9, New York Yankees 2 at Sportsman's Park III
New York Yankees 5, St. Louis Browns 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Shibe Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, June 9th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 9, 1947
Chicago White Sox 9, New York Yankees 8 at Comiskey Park I
Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 11, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 1, Washington Senators 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Braves Field
Cincinnati Reds 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 13, Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Phillies 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, June 10th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 10, 1947
New York Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Boston Red Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 9, Detroit Tigers 8 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 2, Washington Senators 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Braves Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 11th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 11, 1947
Chicago White Sox 3, New York Yankees 2 at Comiskey Park I
Boston Red Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 7, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Tiger Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 4, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 4, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Chicago Cubs 4, Boston Braves 0 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 5, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, New York Giants 7 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, June 12th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 12, 1947
Cincinnati Reds 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Crosley Field
Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, June 13th

IN THE NEWS: The Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3 before 34,510 "first nighters" in the first night game at Fenway Park.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 13, 1947
Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 3 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 4, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Shibe Park
Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Wrigley Field
Boston Braves 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 14th

IN THE NEWS: The Reds swipe pitcher Ken Raffensberger and C Hugh Poland from the Phillies for C Al Lakeman. Lakeman won't hit his weight (195 pounds) in two seasons in Philadelphia while Raffensberger will win 89 games in a Reds uniform.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 14, 1947
New York Yankees 12, St. Louis Browns 4 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago Cubs 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Giants 3 at Crosley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 12, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, June 15th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 15, 1947
Boston Red Sox 7, Chicago White Sox 3 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 8, Chicago White Sox 4 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 10, St. Louis Browns 4 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 2, St. Louis Browns 1 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 5, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 6, Cleveland Indians 4 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 1, Detroit Tigers 0 at Griffith Stadium
Washington Senators 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at Griffith Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Giants 3 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 9, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 13, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Forbes Field
Boston Braves 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 11, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, June 16th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 16, 1947
New York Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Yankee Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, June 17th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 17, 1947
Boston Red Sox 6, St. Louis Browns 5 at Fenway Park
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 5, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium
Boston Braves 11, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 18th

IN THE NEWS: Ewell Blackwell of the Cincinnati Reds no-hits the Boston Braves at Crosley Field 6-0. Rookie Frankie Baumholtz, who played in the NBA the previous winter, collects with four hits.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 18, 1947
Boston Red Sox 6, St. Louis Browns 5 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 9, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Boston Braves 0 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, June 19th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 19, 1947
Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 8, Detroit Tigers 4 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Griffith Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 12, New York Giants 2 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, June 20th

IN THE NEWS: Yale bests Clemson 7-3 in the first game of the NCAA East Regional. Eli 1B George Bush has a single in four at bats and steals a base. Winning pitcher Frank Quinn will sign a $50,000 bonus with the Red Sox but never win a major-league game.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 20, 1947
Cleveland Indians 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 3, St. Louis Browns 0 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 6, Boston Braves 5 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, New York Giants 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 21st

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 21, 1947
Boston Red Sox 9, Cleveland Indians 1 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 7, Detroit Tigers 4 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 6, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 5, St. Louis Browns 4 at Griffith Stadium
Boston Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 11, New York Giants 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, June 22nd

IN THE NEWS: Ewell Blackwell just misses pitching back-to-back no-hitters when Eddie Stanky of the Brooklyn Dodgers singles with one out in the ninth inning. Blackwell then gets Al Gionfriddo before Jackie Robinson bangs out a second single. Blackwell wins 4-0, his ninth straight win to improve to 11-2. Stanky's hit ends Blackwell's hitless-inning skein at 19.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 22, 1947
Cleveland Indians 8, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 1, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 3, St. Louis Browns 2 at Griffith Stadium
St. Louis Browns 9, Washington Senators 6 at Griffith Stadium
Boston Braves 8, Chicago Cubs 7 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 9, Cincinnati Reds 8 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
New York Giants 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, June 23rd

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 23, 1947
Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 2 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 8, Cleveland Indians 5 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 10, Washington Senators 6 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 6, New York Giants 3 at Wrigley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Boston Braves 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, June 24th

IN THE NEWS: The Dodgers win 4-2 over the Pirates, as Jackie Robinson swipes home for the first of 19 times in his career.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 24, 1947
St. Louis Browns 12, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 3, Washington Senators 0 at Griffith Stadium
New York Giants 11, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
Boston Braves 9, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 25th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 25, 1947
Detroit Tigers 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 3, Cleveland Indians 0 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 4, St. Louis Browns 2 at Shibe Park
New York Giants 9, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 9, Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, June 26th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 26, 1947
Cleveland Indians 5, Chicago White Sox 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 4, New York Yankees 2 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 7, Boston Red Sox 3 at Griffith Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Boston Braves 6 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, June 27th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 27, 1947
Cleveland Indians 9, Chicago White Sox 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 11, St. Louis Browns 2 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 7, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 3, Boston Red Sox 0 at Griffith Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Boston Braves 5 at Braves Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 12, Chicago Cubs 8 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 6, New York Giants 5 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 28th

IN THE NEWS: Walker Cooper of the Giants hits a HR in his sixth consecutive game to tie a record set by George Kelly in 1924. Cooper had two HRs in the first game of the streak, and his shot today helps his brother Mort win 14-6 over the Phils.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 28, 1947
Cleveland Indians 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 6, St. Louis Browns 3 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 5, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Boston Red Sox 8, Washington Senators 0 at Griffith Stadium
Boston Braves 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 14, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Cincinnati Reds 7 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, June 29th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 29, 1947
Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 7, St. Louis Browns 5 at Tiger Stadium
Detroit Tigers 6, St. Louis Browns 1 at Tiger Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 5, New York Yankees 1 at Griffith Stadium
New York Yankees 3, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium
Boston Braves 8, Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Braves Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Polo Grounds V
Cincinnati Reds 9, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 17, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, June 30th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 30, 1947
New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Comiskey Park I
Washington Senators 8, Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Griffith Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 6, Chicago Cubs 4 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)