Games on May 24, 1936

The games of May 24, 1936

13 games were played on May 24, 1936, according to Retrosheet. The New York Yankees routed the Philadelphia Athletics 25-2, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Cleveland Indians over the Detroit Tigers (7-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Cubans 8-7 over the Philadelphia Stars and the Philadelphia Stars 7-6 over the New York Cubans. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Washington Senators, 12-4, the Boston Bees fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 11-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the St. Louis Browns 7-5, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-1, the Homestead Grays topped the Newark Eagles 6-2, the Homestead Grays fell to the Newark Eagles, 6-2, the New York Giants topped the Philadelphia Phillies 13-5, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-1, and the Washington Elite Giants fell to the Pittsburgh Crawfords, 10-8. The Homestead Grays and the Newark Eagles and the Philadelphia Stars and the New York Cubans each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 23, 1936 and the next, May 25, 1936. The 1936 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.