Games on May 25, 1947

The games of May 25, 1947

On May 25, 1947, 17 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the New York Yankees' 17-2 win over the Boston Red Sox. Runs came easiest when the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Indianapolis Clowns 21-10. The closest finishes were the Chicago American Giants 3-2 over the Cleveland Buckeyes and the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Birmingham Black Barons topped the Indianapolis Clowns 7-5, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 5-3, the New York Giants topped the Boston Braves 9-3, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Cleveland Buckeyes, 6-4, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Chicago Cubs, 3-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 10-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2, the Homestead Grays beat the New York Black Yankees 12-1, the New York Black Yankees fell to the Homestead Grays, 11-9, and the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 8-2. The Indianapolis Clowns and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Cleveland Buckeyes and the Chicago American Giants, and the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 24, 1947 and the next, May 26, 1947. The 1947 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.