Games on May 2, 1948

The games of May 2, 1948

The schedule for May 2, 1948 lists 16 games. The Chicago Cubs routed the St. Louis Cardinals 13-4, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Philadelphia Phillies over the Brooklyn Dodgers (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Birmingham Black Barons 7-6 over the Cleveland Buckeyes, the Newark Eagles 2-1 over the Baltimore Elite Giants, and the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the Cleveland Buckeyes topped the Birmingham Black Barons 9-7, the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees 7-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Detroit Tigers, 4-2, the Indianapolis Clowns fell to the Chicago American Giants, 4-1, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Indianapolis Clowns, 4-1, the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Memphis Red Sox 9-4, the New York Giants beat the Boston Braves 5-1, the Philadelphia Stars topped the New York Black Yankees 5-2, the New York Cubans beat the Homestead Grays 7-1, and the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies 9-6. The Cleveland Buckeyes and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Chicago American Giants and the Indianapolis Clowns, and the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 1, 1948 and the next, May 3, 1948. The 1948 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.