Games on May 23, 1945

The games of May 23, 1945

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on May 23, 1945. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Brooklyn Dodgers 11-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Braves 9-8. The day's shutouts were the New York Giants over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Kansas City Monarchs 2-1 over the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns and the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Washington Senators. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 4-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-3, the Homestead Grays beat the New York Cubans 8-2, the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3, and the Detroit Tigers topped the Philadelphia Athletics 7-1. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 22, 1945 and the next, May 24, 1945. For the wider picture, see the 1945 season.