Games on May 29, 1949

The games of May 29, 1949

On May 29, 1949, 21 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago Cubs, 10-2 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. The highest-scoring game ended 10-4, the Washington Senators over the Boston Red Sox. The day's shutouts were the Houston Eagles over the Philadelphia Stars (3-0), the Houston Eagles over the Philadelphia Stars (1-0), and the New York Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-2 over the Boston Braves, the Chicago American Giants 5-4 over the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes, the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes 7-6 over the Chicago American Giants, and the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox. In the other games, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 8-3, the Memphis Red Sox topped the Baltimore Elite Giants 5-3, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Chicago Cubs 4-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the St. Louis Browns 6-4, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Indianapolis Clowns 7-3, the Indianapolis Clowns fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 4-1, the New York Cubans beat the Birmingham Black Barons 8-4, the Birmingham Black Barons topped the New York Cubans 8-4, and the Philadelphia Athletics topped the New York Yankees 3-1. The Memphis Red Sox and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes and the Chicago American Giants, and the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 28, 1949 and the next, May 30, 1949. The 1949 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.