Games on May 23, 1937

The games of May 23, 1937

Retrosheet's records show 20 games on May 23, 1937. The widest margin belonged to the Homestead Grays, 20-7 winners over the New York Black Yankees. Shutouts: the Newark Eagles over the Philadelphia Stars (1-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Giants 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 6-4, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Birmingham Black Barons, 11-4, the Chicago American Giants topped the Birmingham Black Barons 7-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Boston Bees 11-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-2, the Indianapolis Athletics fell to the Detroit Stars, 6-1, the Detroit Stars beat the Indianapolis Athletics 14-7, the Homestead Grays fell to the New York Black Yankees, 6-3, the Kansas City Monarchs fell to the Cincinnati Tigers, 14-4, and the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Cincinnati Tigers 5-3. The Birmingham Black Barons and the Chicago American Giants, the Indianapolis Athletics and the Detroit Stars, and the New York Black Yankees and the Homestead Grays 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 22, 1937 and the next, May 24, 1937. The 1937 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.