Games on May 4, 1949

The games of May 4, 1949

13 games were played on May 4, 1949, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the New York Giants' 11-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The highest-scoring game ended 11-9, the Philadelphia Stars over the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes. The closest finishes were the Boston Braves 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Washington Senators 8-7 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Chicago American Giants 5-4 over the Memphis Red Sox. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Elite Giants fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 4-2, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-1, the New York Cubans beat the Indianapolis Clowns 8-3, the Indianapolis Clowns topped the New York Cubans 8-3, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5, and the New York Yankees topped the St. Louis Browns 10-5. The New York Cubans and the Indianapolis Clowns met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, May 3, 1949 and the next, May 5, 1949. For the wider picture, see the 1949 season.