Games on May 3, 1931

9 games

The games of May 3, 1931

On May 3, 1931, 9 games went into the books. The Cincinnati Reds routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5, the widest margin of the day. Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Robins 4-3 over the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Boston Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-1, the St. Louis Browns beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 7-4, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 8-3, and the Washington Senators fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 3-1. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds met twice, as a doubleheader. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, May 2, 1931 and the next, May 4, 1931. The 1931 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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