Games on May 21, 1948

The games of May 21, 1948

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on May 21, 1948. The most lopsided result was the Homestead Grays' 11-4 win over the Philadelphia Stars. The highest-scoring game ended 12-8, the Newark Eagles over the New York Black Yankees. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the New York Yankees (3-0) and the Birmingham Black Barons over the Indianapolis Clowns (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Elite Giants 10-9 over the New York Cubans, the Memphis Red Sox 6-5 over the Chicago American Giants, and the St. Louis Browns 4-3 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-4, the Boston Braves topped the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Boston Red Sox, 11-5, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 9-6, the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Cleveland Buckeyes 8-2, and the Chicago Cubs topped the New York Giants 8-3. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 20, 1948 and the next, May 22, 1948. For the wider picture, see the 1948 season.