Games on May 20, 1939
11 games
- SLA 9 @ BOS 5 No box score
- KCM 1 @ CAG 4 No box score
- NY1 4 @ CHN 8 No box score
- PHI 2 @ CIN 7 No box score
- CHA 2 @ NYA 5 No box score
- HOM 3 @ PH5 4 No box score
- HOM 16 @ PH5 1 No box score
- DET 5 @ PHA 6 No box score
- BSN 6 @ PIT 12 No box score
- BRO 1 @ SLN 9 No box score
- CLE 3 @ WS1 6 No box score
The games of May 20, 1939
11 games were played on May 20, 1939, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Homestead Grays' 16-1 win over the Philadelphia Stars. The highest-scoring game ended 12-6, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Boston Bees. One-run games: the Philadelphia Stars 4-3 over the Homestead Grays and the Philadelphia Athletics 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers. In the other games, the St. Louis Browns beat the Boston Red Sox 9-5, the Chicago American Giants beat the Kansas City Monarchs 4-1, the New York Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 8-4, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 5-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 9-1, and the Washington Senators beat the Cleveland Indians 6-3. The Homestead Grays and the Philadelphia Stars met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 19, 1939 and the next, May 21, 1939. The 1939 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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