Games on May 16, 1937
20 games
- SSA 4 @ BIR 5 No box score
- SSA 3 @ BIR 19 No box score
- BRO 2 @ BSN 3 No box score
- CLE 4 @ CHA 6 No box score
- CHN 2 @ CIN 3 No box score
- CAG 0 @ KCM 4 No box score
- CAG 2 @ KCM 3 No box score
- IN6 3 @ MEM 2 No box score
- IN6 5 @ MEM 7 No box score
- HOM 4 @ NW2 8 No box score
- HOM 11 @ NW2 3 No box score
- PHI 6 @ NY1 0 No box score
- PH5 9 @ NY5 10 No box score
- PH5 2 @ NY5 5 No box score
- NYA 8 @ PHA 4 No box score
- SLN 1 @ PIT 2 No box score
- DET 5 @ SLA 4 No box score
- PTC 6 @ WEG 7 No box score
- PTC 3 @ WEG 4 No box score
- BOS 6 @ WS1 5 No box score
The games of May 16, 1937
On May 16, 1937, 20 games went into the books. The Birmingham Black Barons routed the St. Louis Stars 19-3, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Kansas City Monarchs over the Chicago American Giants (4-0) and the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Giants (6-0). One-run games: the Birmingham Black Barons 5-4 over the St. Louis Stars, the Boston Bees 3-2 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Kansas City Monarchs 3-2 over the Chicago American Giants. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 6-4, the Indianapolis Athletics beat the Memphis Red Sox 3-2, the Memphis Red Sox beat the Indianapolis Athletics 7-5, the Newark Eagles topped the Homestead Grays 8-4, the Homestead Grays topped the Newark Eagles 11-3, the New York Black Yankees beat the Philadelphia Stars 10-9, the New York Black Yankees beat the Philadelphia Stars 5-2, the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Athletics 8-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1, and the Detroit Tigers topped the St. Louis Browns 5-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis Stars and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Chicago American Giants and the Kansas City Monarchs, and the Indianapolis Athletics and the Memphis Red Sox. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 15, 1937 and the next, May 17, 1937. The 1937 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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