Games on May 8, 1949

The games of May 8, 1949

On May 8, 1949, 19 games went into the books. The New York Yankees routed the Detroit Tigers 12-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 14-7, the Cincinnati Reds over the Philadelphia Phillies. Shutouts: the Washington Senators over the Cleveland Indians (2-0). One-run games: the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-7 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Philadelphia Athletics 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Philadelphia Stars 4-3 over the Kansas City Monarchs, and the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the St. Louis Browns. The rest of the slate: the Chicago American Giants fell to the Birmingham Black Barons, 6-2, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Birmingham Black Barons, 4-1, the Boston Braves fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Boston Braves 11-8, the Chicago White Sox beat the Philadelphia Athletics 11-3, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Washington Senators, 7-3, the New York Cubans beat the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes 12-1, the Houston Eagles topped the Memphis Red Sox 7-5, the New York Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 10-1, and the Kansas City Monarchs fell to the Philadelphia Stars, 8-2. The Chicago American Giants and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves, and the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago White Sox each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 7, 1949 and the next, May 9, 1949. The 1949 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.