Games on May 4, 1947

The games of May 4, 1947

The schedule for May 4, 1947 lists 18 games. The widest margin belonged to the Kansas City Monarchs, 13-3 winners over the Chicago American Giants. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Memphis Red Sox over the Indianapolis Clowns. Shutouts: the St. Louis Cardinals over the Boston Braves (9-0) and the Chicago White Sox over the Philadelphia Athletics (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Braves 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Chicago White Sox 8-7 over the Philadelphia Athletics, the Memphis Red Sox 2-1 over the Indianapolis Clowns, and the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the St. Louis Browns. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Elite Giants fell to the Philadelphia Stars, 4-1, the Baltimore Elite Giants topped the Philadelphia Stars 7-2, the Washington Senators beat the Cleveland Indians 6-3, the Cleveland Buckeyes beat the Birmingham Black Barons 9-4, the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 2-2, the New York Cubans beat the Homestead Grays 9-1, the New York Cubans beat the Homestead Grays 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Cincinnati Reds 10-5, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-1. The New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers played to a 2-2 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Stars and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Braves, and the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago White Sox. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 3, 1947 and the next, May 5, 1947. For the wider picture, see the 1947 season.