Games on May 29, 1939

The games of May 29, 1939

On May 29, 1939, 8 games went into the books. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the St. Louis Cardinals 7-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Browns 10-9. A shutout went on the board for the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Boston Bees (1-0). The closest finishes were the Memphis Red Sox 8-7 over the Chicago American Giants and the Philadelphia Athletics 5-4 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 6-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Chicago Cubs 6-3, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Giants, 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 28, 1939 and the next, May 30, 1939. For the wider picture, see the 1939 season.