Games on May 14, 1944

The games of May 14, 1944

The schedule for May 14, 1944 lists 26 games. The Detroit Tigers routed the Boston Red Sox 9-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Homestead Grays beat the Baltimore Elite Giants 10-9. Shutouts: the Birmingham Black Barons over the Kansas City Monarchs (3-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the Boston Braves (4-0), and the Boston Braves over the Cincinnati Reds (6-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Elite Giants 5-4 over the Homestead Grays, the Memphis Red Sox 5-4 over the Chicago American Giants, the Chicago American Giants 2-1 over the Memphis Red Sox, and the Chicago Cubs 8-7 over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Elsewhere, the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Kansas City Monarchs 7-2, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2, the Cleveland Buckeyes topped the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 6-1, the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns beat the Cleveland Buckeyes 4-1, the Newark Eagles topped the Philadelphia Stars 5-4, the Newark Eagles beat the Philadelphia Stars 11-6, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 4-3, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 8-4, and the Philadelphia Athletics beat the St. Louis Browns 4-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Kansas City Monarchs and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Homestead Grays and the Baltimore Elite Giants, and the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 13, 1944 and the next, May 15, 1944. For the wider picture, see the 1944 season.