Games on May 23, 1948

The games of May 23, 1948

On May 23, 1948, 23 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 18-3 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. The day's shutouts were the Washington Senators over the Detroit Tigers (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, and the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Boston Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 8-5, the Boston Braves topped the Chicago Cubs 12-4, the Birmingham Black Barons topped the Chicago American Giants 7-5, the Chicago American Giants topped the Birmingham Black Barons 5-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the New York Yankees 5-1, the Philadelphia Stars beat the Homestead Grays 8-7, the Homestead Grays topped the Philadelphia Stars 6-6, the Indianapolis Clowns topped the Kansas City Monarchs 12-5, the Indianapolis Clowns fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 5-5, and the Cleveland Buckeyes fell to the Memphis Red Sox, 10-9. The Philadelphia Stars and the Homestead Grays played to a 6-6 tie. The Chicago Cubs and the Boston Braves, the Birmingham Black Barons and the Chicago American Giants, and the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 22, 1948 and the next, May 24, 1948. For the wider picture, see the 1948 season.