Games on May 22, 1940

6 games

The games of May 22, 1940

6 games were played on May 22, 1940, according to Retrosheet. The Chicago White Sox routed the Philadelphia Athletics 10-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 9-6. The rest of the slate: the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1, the New York Yankees topped the Detroit Tigers 8-2, the New York Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds 6-4, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the Washington Senators, 9-2. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 21, 1940 and the next, May 23, 1940. For the wider picture, see the 1940 season.

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