Games on May 19, 1940

The games of May 19, 1940

19 games were played on May 19, 1940, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Kansas City Monarchs' 10-3 win over the Memphis Red Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 12-10, the Washington Senators over the Chicago White Sox. The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 7-6 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Philadelphia Stars 4-3 over the Newark Eagles, the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 over the New York Giants, and the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Birmingham Black Barons fell to the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars, 6-4, the Birmingham Black Barons topped the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars 3-1, the Boston Bees fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 8-4, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Cleveland Bears, 9-6, the Chicago American Giants topped the Cleveland Bears 6-4, the Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 5-1, the Homestead Grays beat the Baltimore Elite Giants 7-2, the Homestead Grays fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 8-5, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Memphis Red Sox 5-3, and the Newark Eagles beat the Philadelphia Stars 6-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Cleveland Bears and the Chicago American Giants, and the Baltimore Elite Giants and the Homestead Grays. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 18, 1940 and the next, May 20, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.