Games on May 5, 1949

The games of May 5, 1949

The schedule for May 5, 1949 lists 11 games. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Stars, 9-0 winners over the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes. Runs came easiest when the Memphis Red Sox beat the Chicago American Giants 13-4. The closest finishes were the Kansas City Monarchs 5-4 over the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Philadelphia Athletics, the New York Giants 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Houston Eagles fell to the Birmingham Black Barons, 7-3, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Cincinnati Reds 7-5, the Chicago White Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 7-5, the Cleveland Indians topped the Boston Red Sox 7-3, and the Washington Senators topped the St. Louis Browns 5-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, May 4, 1949 and the next, May 6, 1949. The 1949 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.