Games on June 13, 1948

The games of June 13, 1948

22 games were played on June 13, 1948, according to Retrosheet. The Homestead Grays routed the New York Black Yankees 16-0, the widest margin of the day. A shutout went on the board for the Indianapolis Clowns over the Memphis Red Sox (9-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Elite Giants 3-2 over the Newark Eagles, the Chicago American Giants 4-3 over the Birmingham Black Barons, the Boston Braves 8-7 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Cleveland Buckeyes 6-5 over the Kansas City Monarchs. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the Newark Eagles 11-1, the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Chicago American Giants 3-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Boston Braves, 10-5, the Kansas City Monarchs fell to the Cleveland Buckeyes, 6-2, the Homestead Grays beat the New York Black Yankees 8-1, the Indianapolis Clowns beat the Memphis Red Sox 7-5, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 5-3, the St. Louis Browns topped the Philadelphia Athletics 7-5, and the Philadelphia Athletics beat the St. Louis Browns 3-1. The Newark Eagles and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Birmingham Black Barons and the Chicago American Giants, and the Boston Braves and the Cincinnati Reds 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, Jun 12, 1948 and the next, Jun 14, 1948. For the wider picture, see the 1948 season.