Games on May 9, 1948

The games of May 9, 1948

Retrosheet's records show 21 games on May 9, 1948. The widest margin belonged to the Birmingham Black Barons, 15-2 winners over the Cleveland Buckeyes. The highest-scoring game ended 10-8, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Shutouts went on the board for the Baltimore Elite Giants over the New York Black Yankees (5-0), the Chicago Cubs over the New York Giants (2-0), and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds (8-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Buckeyes 3-2 over the Birmingham Black Barons, the Homestead Grays 5-4 over the Newark Eagles, and the New York Cubans 1-0 over the Philadelphia Stars. In the other games, the Baltimore Elite Giants topped the New York Black Yankees 11-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 9-5, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 14-2, the Indianapolis Clowns fell to the Memphis Red Sox, 5-3, the Indianapolis Clowns topped the Memphis Red Sox 5-2, the New York Cubans topped the Philadelphia Stars 4-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 8-0, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 10-5, and the Detroit Tigers fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Black Yankees and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, and the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 8, 1948 and the next, May 10, 1948. For the wider picture, see the 1948 season.