Games on May 21, 1939

The games of May 21, 1939

Retrosheet's records show 17 games on May 21, 1939. The most lopsided result was the Philadelphia Athletics' 12-4 win over the St. Louis Browns. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 12-6. Shutouts: the Chicago American Giants over the Kansas City Monarchs (5-0), the Chicago Cubs over the Boston Bees (4-0), and the Newark Eagles over the Baltimore Elite Giants (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago American Giants 4-3 over the Kansas City Monarchs, the Newark Eagles 4-3 over the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Philadelphia Stars 4-3 over the New York Black Yankees, and the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 8-3, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 7-2, the Cleveland Bears beat the Atlanta Black Crackers 5-1, the Atlanta Black Crackers fell to the Cleveland Bears, 10-8, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the St. Louis Stars, 3-1, the New York Black Yankees beat the Philadelphia Stars 5-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the New York Giants 4-1, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-2. The Kansas City Monarchs and the Chicago American Giants, the Atlanta Black Crackers and the Cleveland Bears, and the Baltimore Elite Giants and the Newark Eagles each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 20, 1939 and the next, May 22, 1939. For the wider picture, see the 1939 season.