Games on June 5, 1949

The games of June 5, 1949

Retrosheet's records show 21 games on June 5, 1949. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Boston Braves 8-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Indianapolis Clowns 13-10. Shutouts went on the board for the Birmingham Black Barons over the Baltimore Elite Giants (1-0) and the Philadelphia Athletics over the Cleveland Indians (3-0). The closest finishes were the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Washington Senators 7-6 over the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Washington Senators, and the Kansas City Monarchs 3-2 over the Indianapolis Clowns. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Elite Giants fell to the Birmingham Black Barons, 6-4, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians 4-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 5-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 11-5, the Chicago American Giants beat the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes 7-5, the Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes fell to the Chicago American Giants, 8-3, the Memphis Red Sox topped the New York Cubans 2-1, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the New York Cubans, 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the New York Giants, 6-1, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 7-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Birmingham Black Barons and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox, and the Philadelphia Athletics and the Cleveland Indians. 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, Jun 4, 1949 and the next, Jun 6, 1949. For the wider picture, see the 1949 season.