Games on May 18, 1947

The games of May 18, 1947

On May 18, 1947, 21 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Homestead Grays' 11-5 win over the Newark Eagles. The highest-scoring game ended 11-7, the Cleveland Buckeyes over the Memphis Red Sox. The day's shutouts were the Indianapolis Clowns over the Birmingham Black Barons (4-0) and the Philadelphia Phillies over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0). One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Boston Braves, the Cleveland Buckeyes 4-3 over the Memphis Red Sox, the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3 over the St. Louis Browns, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 over the New York Giants. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Elite Giants topped the New York Black Yankees 5-5, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 10-6, the Chicago American Giants topped the Kansas City Monarchs 7-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 4-2, the Boston Braves topped the Cincinnati Reds 3-1, the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Indianapolis Clowns 5-3, the Homestead Grays beat the Newark Eagles 5-2, the New York Yankees fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-3, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the St. Louis Browns 5-2, and the New York Giants topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-6. The New York Black Yankees and the Baltimore Elite Giants played to a 5-5 tie. The Kansas City Monarchs and the Chicago American Giants, the Boston Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Memphis Red Sox and the Cleveland Buckeyes each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 17, 1947 and the next, May 19, 1947. For the wider picture, see the 1947 season.