Games on May 22, 1938

The games of May 22, 1938

The schedule for May 22, 1938 lists 19 games. The New York Giants routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 18-2, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Memphis Red Sox over the Chicago American Giants (2-0), the Memphis Red Sox over the Chicago American Giants (2-0), and the Kansas City Monarchs over the Indianapolis ABC's (1-0). The closest finishes were the Birmingham Black Barons 4-3 over the Atlanta Black Crackers, the Boston Bees 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Black Crackers beat the Birmingham Black Barons 7-5, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Washington Senators 9-2, the New York Yankees fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-3, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Indianapolis ABC's 16-1, the Homestead Grays beat the Philadelphia Stars 11-3, the Homestead Grays beat the Philadelphia Stars 6-2, the Pittsburgh Crawfords fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 4-3, the Pittsburgh Crawfords topped the Baltimore Elite Giants 6-2, and the Philadelphia Athletics topped the St. Louis Browns 8-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Atlanta Black Crackers and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Memphis Red Sox and the Chicago American Giants, and the Indianapolis ABC's and the Kansas City Monarchs. 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 21, 1938 and the next, May 23, 1938. The 1938 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.