Games on May 16, 1948
11 games
- IN9 0 @ BIR 5 No box score
- IN9 4 @ BIR 9 No box score
- WS1 5 @ BOS 14 No box score
- MEM 8 @ CAG 0 No box score
- MEM 5 @ CAG 1 No box score
- CIN 13 @ CHN 11 No box score
- CHA 6 @ CLE 4 No box score
- CHA 2 @ CLE 9 No box score
- SLA 3 @ DET 2 No box score
- CVB 3 @ KCM 4 No box score
- PIT 5 @ SLN 6 No box score
The games of May 16, 1948
On May 16, 1948, 11 games went into the books. The Boston Red Sox routed the Washington Senators 14-5, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 13-11. Shutouts went on the board for the Birmingham Black Barons over the Indianapolis Clowns (5-0) and the Memphis Red Sox over the Chicago American Giants (8-0). The closest finishes were the St. Louis Browns 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, the Kansas City Monarchs 4-3 over the Cleveland Buckeyes, and the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Indianapolis Clowns fell to the Birmingham Black Barons, 9-4, the Memphis Red Sox topped the Chicago American Giants 5-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-4, and the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 9-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Indianapolis Clowns and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Memphis Red Sox and the Chicago American Giants, and the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 15, 1948 and the next, May 17, 1948. For the wider picture, see the 1948 season.
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