Games on June 6, 1948

The games of June 6, 1948

26 games were played on June 6, 1948, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Newark Eagles, 20-1 winners over the New York Black Yankees. The highest-scoring game ended 15-8, the Homestead Grays over the New York Cubans. Shutouts went on the board for the Boston Braves over the Chicago Cubs (1-0), the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds (5-0), and the New York Yankees over the St. Louis Browns (3-0). The closest finishes were the Birmingham Black Barons 4-3 over the Kansas City Monarchs, the Birmingham Black Barons 5-4 over the Kansas City Monarchs, the Baltimore Elite Giants 3-2 over the Philadelphia Stars, and the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers. In the other games, the Baltimore Elite Giants fell to the Philadelphia Stars, 6-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 12-4, the Indianapolis Clowns beat the Chicago American Giants 4-2, the Chicago American Giants beat the Indianapolis Clowns 5-4, the Memphis Red Sox topped the Cleveland Buckeyes 4-2, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Buckeyes, 3-2, the New York Black Yankees fell to the Newark Eagles, 9-1, the New York Cubans beat the Homestead Grays 9-6, the New York Yankees topped the St. Louis Browns 4-3, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Philadelphia Athletics 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Kansas City Monarchs and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Philadelphia Stars and the Baltimore Elite Giants, and the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 5, 1948 and the next, Jun 7, 1948. The 1948 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.