Games on May 4, 1939

7 games

The games of May 4, 1939

On May 4, 1939, 7 games went into the books. The St. Louis Browns routed the Philadelphia Athletics 9-3, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 10-6. The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox 7-6 over the Detroit Tigers. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 6-2, the New York Giants topped the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4. 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 3, 1939 and the next, May 5, 1939. For the wider picture, see the 1939 season.

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