Games on May 15, 1937

The games of May 15, 1937

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on May 15, 1937. The widest margin belonged to the Cincinnati Tigers, 10-3 winners over the Detroit Stars. Runs came easiest when the Birmingham Black Barons beat the St. Louis Stars 11-10. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the Cleveland Indians (6-0) and the Chicago American Giants over the Kansas City Monarchs (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, the New York Giants 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Philadelphia Stars 8-7 over the New York Black Yankees, and the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Philadelphia Athletics. In the other games, the Homestead Grays beat the Newark Eagles 10-3, the New York Giants fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-2, the Pittsburgh Crawfords topped the Washington Elite Giants 7-6, the Washington Elite Giants fell to the Pittsburgh Crawfords, 5-4, the Detroit Tigers fell to the St. Louis Browns, 11-5, and the Washington Senators beat the Boston Red Sox 5-4. The Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Giants and the Washington Elite Giants and the Pittsburgh Crawfords each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 14, 1937 and the next, May 16, 1937. For the wider picture, see the 1937 season.