Games on May 6, 1939

8 games

The games of May 6, 1939

Retrosheet's records show 8 games on May 6, 1939. The highest-scoring game ended 14-12, the Chicago White Sox over the Washington Senators. A shutout went on the board for the Philadelphia Phillies over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers. Elsewhere, the Boston Bees fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-4, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 5-1, the New York Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2, and the St. Louis Browns topped the Philadelphia Athletics 7-5. 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 5, 1939 and the next, May 7, 1939. The 1939 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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