Games on May 1, 1941

7 games

The games of May 1, 1941

Retrosheet's records show 7 games on May 1, 1941. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Philadelphia Phillies 15-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 15-9. The day's shutouts were the Washington Senators over the Chicago White Sox (7-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the New York Giants (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Brooklyn Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the Cleveland Indians beat the Philadelphia Athletics 13-8 and the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns 14-5. 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, Apr 30, 1941 and the next, May 2, 1941. For the wider picture, see the 1941 season.

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