Games on May 15, 1947

11 games

The games of May 15, 1947

The schedule for May 15, 1947 lists 11 games. The Cincinnati Reds routed the Philadelphia Phillies 11-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Chicago American Giants over the Memphis Red Sox. One-run games: the St. Louis Browns 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox. In the other games, the Birmingham Black Barons topped the Kansas City Monarchs 8-4, the New York Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 8-3, the New York Black Yankees fell to the Newark Eagles, 8-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 8-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the Philadelphia Athletics 4-2, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-3, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Braves 8-2, and the Cleveland Indians topped the Washington Senators 9-1. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 14, 1947 and the next, May 16, 1947. For the wider picture, see the 1947 season.

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