Games on May 18, 1941

The games of May 18, 1941

16 games were played on May 18, 1941, according to Retrosheet. The New York Yankees routed the St. Louis Browns 12-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-7, the Memphis Red Sox over the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars. The closest finishes were the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox, the Kansas City Monarchs 2-1 over the Chicago American Giants, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Boston Braves, and the Newark Eagles 5-4 over the Philadelphia Stars. In the other games, the Kansas City Monarchs fell to the Chicago American Giants, 7-4, the Chicago Cubs beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 7-4, the Homestead Grays beat the New York Black Yankees 3-1, the Homestead Grays beat the New York Black Yankees 5-3, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars, 11-6, the Newark Eagles beat the Philadelphia Stars 5-2, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians 10-3, the New York Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5, and the Chicago White Sox topped the Washington Senators 10-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Kansas City Monarchs and the Chicago American Giants, the New York Black Yankees and the Homestead Grays, and the St. Louis - New Orleans Stars and the Memphis Red Sox. 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 17, 1941 and the next, May 19, 1941. The 1941 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.