Games on May 31, 1937

The games of May 31, 1937

Retrosheet's records show 28 games on May 31, 1937. The Kansas City Monarchs routed the Birmingham Black Barons 17-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 16-15, the Detroit Stars over the St. Louis Stars. Shutouts went on the board for the Newark Eagles over the New York Black Yankees (5-0) and the Pittsburgh Crawfords over the Philadelphia Stars (3-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago American Giants 7-6 over the Memphis Red Sox, the Chicago White Sox 9-8 over the St. Louis Browns, and the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 8-2, the Chicago American Giants beat the Memphis Red Sox 8-4, the Chicago White Sox topped the St. Louis Browns 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cincinnati Reds 7-5, the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 7-1, the Homestead Grays beat the Washington Elite Giants 21-9, the Washington Elite Giants fell to the Homestead Grays, 3-1, the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Kansas City Monarchs 11-10, and the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the New York Giants 10-3. The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, the Memphis Red Sox and the Chicago American Giants, and the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, May 30, 1937 and the next, Jun 1, 1937. For the wider picture, see the 1937 season.