Games on May 21, 1938

The games of May 21, 1938

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on May 21, 1938. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago Cubs, 10-1 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Philadelphia Athletics 7-5. A shutout went on the board for the New York Yankees over the Chicago White Sox (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Washington Senators 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians. Elsewhere, the Boston Bees beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Chicago American Giants, 9-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the New York Giants 4-1, the Philadelphia Stars fell to the Homestead Grays, 8-1, the Philadelphia Stars beat the Homestead Grays 8-3, the Pittsburgh Crawfords topped the Baltimore Elite Giants 5-3, the St. Louis Browns topped the Boston Red Sox 5-3, and the New York Black Yankees topped the Washington Black Senators 5-2. The Homestead Grays and the Philadelphia Stars met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 20, 1938 and the next, May 22, 1938. For the wider picture, see the 1938 season.