Games on May 31, 1936

The games of May 31, 1936

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on May 31, 1936. The Philadelphia Stars routed the Pittsburgh Crawfords 10-3, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Browns beat the Detroit Tigers 11-10. The closest finishes were the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3 over the New York Giants, the Boston Bees 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Chicago Cubs 8-7 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Homestead Grays 3-2 over the Newark Eagles. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians topped the Chicago White Sox 7-5, the Newark Eagles fell to the Homestead Grays, 6-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 5-4, the Pittsburgh Crawfords fell to the Philadelphia Stars, 9-6, the Washington Senators topped the Philadelphia Athletics 6-4, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-7, the New York Cubans fell to the Washington Elite Giants, 4-3, and the New York Cubans beat the Washington Elite Giants 8-7. The Newark Eagles and the Homestead Grays, the Pittsburgh Crawfords and the Philadelphia Stars, and the New York Cubans and the Washington Elite Giants each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 30, 1936 and the next, Jun 1, 1936. The 1936 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.