Games on May 18, 1948

13 games

The games of May 18, 1948

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on May 18, 1948. The Chicago American Giants routed the Memphis Red Sox 12-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-7, the Detroit Tigers over the Boston Red Sox. One-run games: the Baltimore Elite Giants 5-4 over the Homestead Grays, the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Boston Braves, and the Washington Senators 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox. Elsewhere, the Birmingham Black Barons topped the Indianapolis Clowns 9-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Philadelphia Athletics 6-1, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Cleveland Buckeyes 7-5, the New York Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5, the New York Cubans beat the Philadelphia Stars 6-3, the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2, and the St. Louis Browns topped the New York Yankees 6-5. 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, 1948 and the next, May 19, 1948. The 1948 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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