Games on May 22, 1949

The games of May 22, 1949

17 games were played on May 22, 1949, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Birmingham Black Barons' 14-2 win over the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes. Runs came easiest when the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes 18-8. Shutouts: the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds (3-0) and the Cincinnati Reds over the Brooklyn Dodgers (2-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, the Chicago American Giants 5-4 over the Indianapolis Clowns, the Kansas City Monarchs 4-3 over the Philadelphia Stars, and the Philadelphia Athletics 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians. Elsewhere, the Indianapolis Clowns fell to the Chicago American Giants, 7-5, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Boston Braves, 7-2, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Houston Eagles, 6-4, the Houston Eagles topped the Memphis Red Sox 9-4, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 7-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Giants 3-2, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the New York Giants, 13-4, and the Chicago White Sox topped the Washington Senators 6-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Indianapolis Clowns and the Chicago American Giants, and the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds. 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 21, 1949 and the next, May 23, 1949. For the wider picture, see the 1949 season.