Games on August 15, 1948

The games of August 15, 1948

The schedule for August 15, 1948 lists 20 games. The Cleveland Indians routed the Chicago White Sox 8-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Senators 8-7. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Chicago Cubs (5-0) and the Chicago American Giants over the Memphis Red Sox (1-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Elite Giants 3-2 over the Newark Eagles, the Chicago Cubs 7-6 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Washington Senators 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox. In the other games, the Newark Eagles fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 4-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Boston Braves 4-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Indianapolis Clowns 7-1, the Indianapolis Clowns beat the Kansas City Monarchs 3-3, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Chicago American Giants, 5-3, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Yankees 5-3, the New York Yankees fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the New York Giants 8-1, and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the New York Giants 7-5. The Kansas City Monarchs and the Indianapolis Clowns played to a 3-3 tie. The Newark Eagles and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox, and the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds 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, Aug 14, 1948 and the next, Aug 16, 1948. The 1948 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.