Games on May 16, 1936

The games of May 16, 1936

Retrosheet's records show 11 games on May 16, 1936. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 10-3 winners over the Boston Red Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Pittsburgh Crawfords over the Philadelphia Stars. The day's shutouts were the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Pittsburgh Pirates (3-0). One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Giants 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Boston Bees 7-5, the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 8-2, the New York Cubans fell to the Homestead Grays, 5-3, the Chicago Cubs topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3, the Washington Senators beat the St. Louis Browns 4-1, and the Washington Elite Giants topped the Newark Eagles 5-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 15, 1936 and the next, May 17, 1936. For the wider picture, see the 1936 season.