Games on May 27, 1939

The games of May 27, 1939

14 games were played on May 27, 1939, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the New York Giants, 10-1 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Athletics 11-9. The day's shutouts were the Newark Eagles over the Toledo Crawfords (4-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Elite Giants 2-1 over the New York Black Yankees, the Boston Red Sox 7-6 over the Washington Senators, the Cleveland Indians 7-6 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the New York Black Yankees fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 5-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Washington Senators 11-4, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Boston Bees 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 9-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the St. Louis Browns 12-5, the Homestead Grays beat the Philadelphia Stars 12-5, and the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 8-2. The New York Black Yankees and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, and the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 26, 1939 and the next, May 28, 1939. The 1939 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.