Games on April 22, 1939

8 games

The games of April 22, 1939

On April 22, 1939, 8 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-0 winners over the Chicago Cubs. Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, the New York Giants 6-5 over the Boston Bees, and the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Brooklyn Dodgers. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Athletics 5-2, the St. Louis Browns beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2, and the New York Yankees fell to the Washington Senators, 3-1. 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, Apr 21, 1939 and the next, Apr 23, 1939. The 1939 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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