Games on May 5, 1938

8 games

The games of May 5, 1938

The schedule for May 5, 1938 lists 8 games. The most lopsided result was the Chicago Cubs' 21-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-5, the New York Giants fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-2, the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns 12-10, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Chicago White Sox, 10-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-2, the Boston Bees topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2, and the Washington Senators beat the Cleveland Indians 8-6. 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 4, 1938 and the next, May 6, 1938. For the wider picture, see the 1938 season.

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