Games on May 23, 1936

The games of May 23, 1936

The schedule for May 23, 1936 lists 16 games. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 15-1 winners over the Philadelphia Athletics. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Athletics 12-6. The day's shutouts were the New York Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies (9-0). Decided by a single run were the Washington Senators 8-7 over the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Bees 5-4 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Boston Bees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-4, the Chicago White Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 8-3, the St. Louis Browns topped the Chicago White Sox 5-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 13-5, the Philadelphia Stars topped the Newark Eagles 3-2, the Newark Eagles fell to the Philadelphia Stars, 6-5, the Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2, the Pittsburgh Crawfords topped the Washington Elite Giants 3-1, and the Pittsburgh Crawfords fell to the Washington Elite Giants, 6-5. The Boston Bees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox, and the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 22, 1936 and the next, May 24, 1936. The 1936 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.