Games on May 19, 1935

The games of May 19, 1935

On May 19, 1935, 16 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 16-6 winners over the Washington Senators. The highest-scoring game ended 18-9, the Brooklyn Eagles over the Homestead Grays. The day's shutouts were the Cleveland Indians over the New York Yankees (1-0) and the Pittsburgh Crawfords over the Chicago American Giants (1-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox, the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, the New York Giants 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Nashville Elite Giants 2-1 over the New York Cubans. In the other games, the Homestead Grays topped the Brooklyn Eagles 4-2, the New York Cubans beat the Nashville Elite Giants 3-1, the Philadelphia Stars topped the Newark Dodgers 11-4, the Newark Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Stars 9-3, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 6-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 9-6, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Pittsburgh Crawfords, 14-7, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Boston Braves 7-3. The Homestead Grays and the Brooklyn Eagles, the New York Cubans and the Nashville Elite Giants, and the Newark Dodgers and the Philadelphia Stars each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 18, 1935 and the next, May 20, 1935. The 1935 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.