Games on May 5, 1946

The games of May 5, 1946

The schedule for May 5, 1946 lists 21 games. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago Cubs, 13-1 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Homestead Grays over the Baltimore Elite Giants. Shutouts went on the board for the Memphis Red Sox over the Indianapolis Clowns (3-0) and the Newark Eagles over the Philadelphia Stars (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Elite Giants 8-7 over the Homestead Grays, the Kansas City Monarchs 4-3 over the Chicago American Giants, the New York Giants 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Cleveland Buckeyes 2-1 over the Birmingham Black Barons. The rest of the slate: the Chicago American Giants beat the Kansas City Monarchs 9-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the New York Giants 7-4, the Birmingham Black Barons topped the Cleveland Buckeyes 7-2, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Indianapolis Clowns, 3-2, the New York Yankees topped the Chicago White Sox 4-2, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Detroit Tigers 10-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the Philadelphia Athletics 5-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-4, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Homestead Grays and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Kansas City Monarchs and the Chicago American Giants, and the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 4, 1946 and the next, May 6, 1946. The 1946 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.