Games on May 26, 1946

The games of May 26, 1946

Retrosheet's records show 19 games on May 26, 1946. The widest margin belonged to the New York Giants, 12-4 winners over the Boston Braves. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the New York Yankees (1-0), the New York Giants over the Boston Braves (7-0), and the Homestead Grays over the New York Black Yankees (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Memphis Red Sox 7-6 over the Birmingham Black Barons, the Birmingham Black Barons 6-5 over the Memphis Red Sox, the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Elite Giants fell to the New York Cubans, 7-4, the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 4-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-4, the New York Black Yankees topped the Newark Eagles 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 5-4, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2, the St. Louis Browns topped the Cleveland Indians 8-2, and the Cleveland Indians beat the St. Louis Browns 2-0. Doubleheaders on the date: the Memphis Red Sox and the Birmingham Black Barons, the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, and the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox. 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 25, 1946 and the next, May 27, 1946. The 1946 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.