Games on July 5, 1948

The games of July 5, 1948

Retrosheet's records show 24 games on July 5, 1948. The most lopsided result was the Baltimore Elite Giants' 18-6 win over the Homestead Grays. Shutouts: the New York Cubans over the Newark Eagles (2-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox 8-7 over the New York Yankees, the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the St. Louis Browns, and the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the St. Louis Browns. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Elite Giants fell to the Homestead Grays, 9-4, the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-5, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Chicago American Giants 7-6, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 7-6, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Birmingham Black Barons, 7-6, the Memphis Red Sox topped the Birmingham Black Barons 4-2, the New York Giants topped the Boston Braves 6-5, the Boston Braves beat the New York Giants 4-1, and the New York Black Yankees topped the Philadelphia Stars 9-8. The Homestead Grays and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, and the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 4, 1948 and the next, Jul 6, 1948. For the wider picture, see the 1948 season.