Games on May 15, 1938

The games of May 15, 1938

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on May 15, 1938. The widest margin belonged to the Memphis Red Sox, 10-0 winners over the Indianapolis ABC's. The highest-scoring game ended 17-8, the Baltimore Elite Giants over the Philadelphia Stars. Shutouts went on the board for the Homestead Grays over the New York Black Yankees (2-0) and the Kansas City Monarchs over the Chicago American Giants (3-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Washington Senators, the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Memphis Red Sox 8-7 over the Indianapolis ABC's, and the St. Louis Cardinals 12-11 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the Birmingham Black Barons fell to the Atlanta Black Crackers, 7-3, the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Atlanta Black Crackers 6-2, the Boston Bees topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 10-7, the St. Louis Browns topped the Detroit Tigers 4-1, the Kansas City Monarchs fell to the Chicago American Giants, 4-2, and the Newark Eagles beat the Pittsburgh Crawfords 6-3. The Birmingham Black Barons and the Atlanta Black Crackers, the Chicago American Giants and the Kansas City Monarchs, and the Indianapolis ABC's and the Memphis Red Sox each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 14, 1938 and the next, May 16, 1938. For the wider picture, see the 1938 season.