Games on May 19, 1948

The games of May 19, 1948

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on May 19, 1948. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 14-7 winners over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Runs came easiest when the Chicago American Giants beat the Memphis Red Sox 14-8. Shutouts: the New York Giants over the Cincinnati Reds (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Birmingham Black Barons topped the Indianapolis Clowns 9-3, the Boston Braves topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1, the Washington Senators topped the Chicago White Sox 4-1, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Boston Red Sox 4-1, the Homestead Grays beat the New York Cubans 8-6, the Cleveland Buckeyes fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 4-2, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the New York Yankees, 8-4. 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 18, 1948 and the next, May 20, 1948. The 1948 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.