Games on May 24, 1931

The games of May 24, 1931

On May 24, 1931, 12 games went into the books. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Cincinnati Reds 13-6, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Washington Senators beat the Boston Red Sox 10-9. The day's shutouts were the Boston Braves over the New York Giants (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Robins 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians. In the other games, the New York Giants topped the Boston Braves 10-7, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 10-7, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Yankees 7-3, the St. Louis Browns topped the Detroit Tigers 10-3, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the Detroit Tigers, 3-1. The New York Giants and the Boston Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, May 23, 1931 and the next, May 25, 1931. The 1931 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.