Games on May 31, 1948

The games of May 31, 1948

Retrosheet's records show 25 games on May 31, 1948. The most lopsided result was the New York Yankees' 10-0 win over the Washington Senators. The highest-scoring game ended 12-6, the Cleveland Buckeyes over the Chicago American Giants. Shutouts: the Cincinnati Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals (7-0), the St. Louis Browns over the Cleveland Indians (6-0), and the Philadelphia Stars over the Newark Eagles (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Memphis Red Sox 5-4 over the Birmingham Black Barons, the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3 over the New York Giants, the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 10-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Boston Braves 6-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Boston Braves, 10-4, the Cleveland Buckeyes beat the Chicago American Giants 7-4, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the St. Louis Browns 8-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4, the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 9-3, the Baltimore Elite Giants fell to the Homestead Grays, 4-2, and the Homestead Grays topped the Baltimore Elite Giants 8-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Braves, and the Cleveland Buckeyes and the Chicago American Giants. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 30, 1948 and the next, Jun 1, 1948. The 1948 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.