Games on May 28, 1944

The games of May 28, 1944

Retrosheet's records show 28 games on May 28, 1944. The Detroit Tigers routed the Washington Senators 15-2, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts went on the board for the Cleveland Buckeyes over the Birmingham Black Barons (2-0), the St. Louis Cardinals over the New York Giants (8-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Philadelphia Blue Jays (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Birmingham Black Barons 3-2 over the Cleveland Buckeyes, the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-7 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 7-6 over the Memphis Red Sox. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Boston Braves, 7-3, the Boston Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 7-4, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-4, the Boston Red Sox topped the Chicago White Sox 4-2, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns, 4-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 4-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the Philadelphia Athletics 5-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Washington Senators, 4-2, the Baltimore Elite Giants fell to the Homestead Grays, 3-2, and the Homestead Grays topped the Baltimore Elite Giants 2-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cleveland Buckeyes and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Braves. 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, May 27, 1944 and the next, May 29, 1944. The 1944 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.