Games on May 20, 1948

The games of May 20, 1948

12 games were played on May 20, 1948, according to Retrosheet. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Boston Braves 13-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Browns beat the Washington Senators 17-7. The closest finishes were the Kansas City Monarchs 7-6 over the Cleveland Buckeyes. Elsewhere, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 13-4, the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 13-2, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 13-4, the Detroit Tigers topped the Philadelphia Athletics 4-2, the New York Cubans topped the Homestead Grays 11-1, the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Indianapolis Clowns 8-4, the Chicago American Giants beat the Memphis Red Sox 10-5, the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Giants 3-1, and the Chicago Cubs topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3. 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 19, 1948 and the next, May 21, 1948. For the wider picture, see the 1948 season.