Games on May 13, 1945

The games of May 13, 1945

Retrosheet's records show 24 games on May 13, 1945. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Buckeyes, 14-2 winners over the Chicago American Giants. Runs came easiest when the Cleveland Buckeyes beat the Chicago American Giants 9-7. Shutouts went on the board for the New York Yankees over the Cleveland Indians (1-0) and the Detroit Tigers over the Boston Red Sox (2-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Braves 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, the Memphis Red Sox 3-2 over the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns, the Homestead Grays 2-1 over the New York Black Yankees, and the New York Giants 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-3, the Washington Senators fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-1, the Washington Senators fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-2, the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns beat the Memphis Red Sox 6-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the New York Yankees 4-2, the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 8-2, the Homestead Grays beat the New York Black Yankees 4-2, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Birmingham Black Barons 7-3, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Birmingham Black Barons 7-2, and the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the Newark Eagles 11-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cleveland Buckeyes and the Chicago American Giants, the Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox, and the Memphis Red Sox and the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, May 12, 1945 and the next, May 14, 1945. For the wider picture, see the 1945 season.