Games on May 8, 1947
10 games
- SLN 5 @ BRO 1 No box score
- PIT 5 @ BSN 12 No box score
- BOS 3 @ CHA 0 No box score
- BIR 8 @ CVB 3 No box score
- CAG 1 @ KCM 3 No box score
- IN9 5 @ MEM 6 No box score
- CIN 4 @ NY1 7 No box score
- CHN 2 @ PHI 1 No box score
- CHN 8 @ PHI 7 No box score
- PHA 5 @ SLA 3 No box score
The games of May 8, 1947
On May 8, 1947, 10 games went into the books. The Boston Braves routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-5, the widest margin of the day. A shutout went on the board for the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox (3-0). One-run games: the Memphis Red Sox 6-5 over the Indianapolis Clowns, the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Chicago Cubs 8-7 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-1, the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Cleveland Buckeyes 8-3, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 3-1, the New York Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds 7-4, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 7, 1947 and the next, May 9, 1947. The 1947 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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