Games on May 31, 1927

The games of May 31, 1927

Retrosheet's records show 9 games on May 31, 1927. The New York Yankees routed the Philadelphia Athletics 18-5, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians (1-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0). The closest finishes were the Brooklyn Robins 3-2 over the Boston Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-9 over the Chicago Cubs. Elsewhere, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-2, the New York Giants topped the Philadelphia Phillies 13-4, the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Athletics 10-3, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Senators 4-1. The New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Athletics met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 30, 1927 and the next, Jun 1, 1927. For the wider picture, see the 1927 season.