Games on May 28, 1948

The games of May 28, 1948

On May 28, 1948, 12 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Baltimore Elite Giants' 9-4 win over the Homestead Grays. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-8. The day's shutouts were the Cleveland Indians over the Chicago White Sox (2-0) and the Newark Eagles over the New York Cubans (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Buckeyes 3-2 over the Chicago American Giants, the St. Louis Browns 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Washington Senators 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox. Elsewhere, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Boston Braves 7-5, the Kansas City Monarchs fell to the Indianapolis Clowns, 7-3, the New York Giants fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-3, the New York Yankees fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 6-3, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the St. Louis Cardinals 1-1. The St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates played to a 1-1 tie. 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 27, 1948 and the next, May 29, 1948. For the wider picture, see the 1948 season.