Games on May 6, 1947
12 games
- NW2 2 @ BLG 3 No box score
- SLN 6 @ BRO 7 No box score
- PIT 0 @ BSN 6 No box score
- PHA 3 @ CHA 0 No box score
- BIR 6 @ CVB 2 No box score
- NYA 2 @ DET 3 No box score
- CAG 3 @ KCM 4 No box score
- IN9 2 @ MEM 7 No box score
- CIN 11 @ NY1 6 No box score
- NY6 8 @ NY5 13 No box score
- CHN 3 @ PHI 2 No box score
- BOS 6 @ SLA 5 No box score
The games of May 6, 1947
The schedule for May 6, 1947 lists 12 games. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Braves, 6-0 winners over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The highest-scoring game ended 13-8, the New York Black Yankees over the New York Cubans. The day's shutouts were the Philadelphia Athletics over the Chicago White Sox (3-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Elite Giants 3-2 over the Newark Eagles, the Brooklyn Dodgers 7-6 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the New York Yankees, and the Kansas City Monarchs 4-3 over the Chicago American Giants. Elsewhere, the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Cleveland Buckeyes 6-2, the Memphis Red Sox topped the Indianapolis Clowns 7-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the New York Giants 11-6, the Chicago Cubs topped the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2, and the Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 6-5. 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 5, 1947 and the next, May 7, 1947. For the wider picture, see the 1947 season.
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