Games on May 19, 1946

The games of May 19, 1946

Retrosheet's records show 28 games on May 19, 1946. The most lopsided result was the Philadelphia Athletics' 13-2 win over the St. Louis Browns. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Brooklyn Dodgers (4-0), the New York Yankees over the Cleveland Indians (2-0), and the Boston Red Sox over the Detroit Tigers (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Washington Senators 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Kansas City Monarchs 2-1 over the Chicago American Giants, the Baltimore Elite Giants 4-3 over the Newark Eagles, and the New York Black Yankees 2-1 over the New York Cubans. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs beat the Boston Braves 8-6, the Boston Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3, the Washington Senators beat the Chicago White Sox 7-1, the New York Yankees topped the Cleveland Indians 7-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1, the Homestead Grays fell to the Philadelphia Stars, 7-2, the Homestead Grays beat the Philadelphia Stars 4-0, the Indianapolis Clowns fell to the Cleveland Buckeyes, 9-5, the Indianapolis Clowns topped the Cleveland Buckeyes 3-0, and the Indianapolis Clowns topped the Cleveland Buckeyes 3-0. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Braves, the Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox, and the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians. 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 18, 1946 and the next, May 20, 1946. For the wider picture, see the 1946 season.