Games on May 15, 1949

The games of May 15, 1949

22 games were played on May 15, 1949, according to Retrosheet. The Chicago White Sox routed the Cleveland Indians 10-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Browns beat the Detroit Tigers 12-4. Shutouts: the Boston Braves over the Brooklyn Dodgers (4-0), the Chicago White Sox over the Cleveland Indians (2-0), and the Houston Eagles over the Kansas City Monarchs (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Elite Giants 4-3 over the Philadelphia Stars, the Baltimore Elite Giants 2-1 over the Philadelphia Stars, the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Kansas City Monarchs 3-2 over the Houston Eagles. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Chicago Cubs, 8-5, the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Indianapolis Clowns 8-2, the Indianapolis Clowns beat the Birmingham Black Barons 6-3, the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes fell to the New York Cubans, 8-2, the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes topped the New York Cubans 7-7, the Chicago American Giants beat the Memphis Red Sox 5-0, the Memphis Red Sox topped the Chicago American Giants 2-2, the New York Giants topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Yankees 8-7, and the Philadelphia Athletics topped the New York Yankees 7-6. The New York Cubans and the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes played to a 7-7 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Stars and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox, and the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 14, 1949 and the next, May 16, 1949. For the wider picture, see the 1949 season.