Games on May 6, 1945

The games of May 6, 1945

25 games were played on May 6, 1945, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Homestead Grays' 13-3 win over the New York Black Yankees. The highest-scoring game ended 10-7, the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies. Shutouts: the Cleveland Buckeyes over the Birmingham Black Barons (4-0), the Boston Red Sox over the New York Yankees (5-0), and the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox (2-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the Detroit Tigers 1-0 over the St. Louis Browns, the Memphis Red Sox 6-5 over the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns, and the Memphis Red Sox 4-3 over the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns. Elsewhere, the Birmingham Black Barons topped the Cleveland Buckeyes 9-3, the Philadelphia Stars fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 6-2, the Philadelphia Stars topped the Baltimore Elite Giants 8-5, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-4, the Detroit Tigers topped the St. Louis Browns 3-0, the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Chicago American Giants 6-2, the Newark Eagles beat the New York Cubans 3-0, the New York Giants beat the Boston Braves 4-3, the New York Giants topped the Boston Braves 1-1, and the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-5. The Boston Braves and the New York Giants played to a 1-1 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cleveland Buckeyes and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Philadelphia Stars and the Baltimore Elite Giants, and the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 5, 1945 and the next, May 7, 1945. For the wider picture, see the 1945 season.