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- 1Historic 1946 Negro Leagues score resurfaces: Black Barons beat Clowns 6-2▼MLB Gameday: Black Barons 6, Clowns 2 Final Score (06/05/1946)
A final score from June 5, 1946 has drawn fresh attention: the Birmingham Black Barons defeated the Indianapolis Clowns 6-2 in a Negro American League game. The matchup features two of the most storied franchises in Black baseball history, and MLB now lists such historic games in its official Gameday archive, sparking renewed interest in Negro Leagues statistics and records.
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Records show the New York Cubans defeated the Boston Red Sox 7-4 on April 27, 1941. The result comes from MLB's historical game archive, which lists the final score and date for the matchup between the Negro league club and the American League team. Interest in such games has grown as Major League Baseball works to incorporate Negro leagues statistics into its official record books.
- 3Eagles Rout Elite Giants 13-2 in 1946 Throwback Score▼MLB Gameday: Eagles 13, Elite Giants 2 Final Score (06/05/1946)
MLB's Gameday service lists a final score of Eagles 13, Elite Giants 2 from a game dated June 5, 1946, a matchup from the Negro National League era when both clubs competed. The one-sided result has drawn attention as the league's digital archives surface historical box scores alongside modern games.
- 4Red Sox edge Black Yankees 2-1 in 1941 exhibition▼MLB Gameday: Black Yankees 1, Red Sox 2 Final Score (09/14/1941)
Archived MLB records show the Boston Red Sox defeated the Black Yankees 2-1 in a game played on September 14, 1941. The Black Yankees were a Negro league team that frequently faced major league clubs in exhibitions. Such listings from MLB's Gameday archive draw attention to the era of segregated baseball and the teams that competed outside the American and National Leagues.
- 5Red Sox fall 6-1 to the Cubans in 1941 game●MLB Gameday: Red Sox 1, Cubans 6 Final Score (08/26/1941)
A final score from August 26, 1941 is drawing attention: the Boston Red Sox lost 1-6 to the Cubans, a Negro league ballclub. The archived result, surfaced on MLB's Gameday database, revives interest in the exhibition and Negro league history, including the era when white major league teams regularly faced Black and Cuban teams whose records are still being recognised today.
- 6MLB posts 1941 box score: Red Sox 6, Black Yankees 5●MLB Gameday: Red Sox 6, Black Yankees 5 Final Score (09/14/1941)
MLB's Gameday section carries a final score from September 14, 1941, listing the Boston Red Sox beating the Black Yankees 6-5. The result, more than eight decades old, features the Black Yankees, a famed Negro leagues team, playing against an American League club. The listing of such a historic matchup alongside modern scores has drawn attention to how MLB is incorporating Negro leagues history into its records.