Games on May 10, 1942

The games of May 10, 1942

On May 10, 1942, 26 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Memphis Red Sox's 15-2 win over the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes. The day's shutouts were the Kansas City Monarchs over the Chicago American Giants (6-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0), and the Cincinnati Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Elite Giants 9-8 over the Philadelphia Stars, the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Boston Braves, the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers. In the other games, the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Jacksonville Red Caps 9-2, the Jacksonville Red Caps topped the Birmingham Black Barons 6-3, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the New York Giants 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Boston Braves, 5-1, the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Chicago American Giants 7-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Chicago Cubs, 4-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians 5-1, the New York Black Yankees fell to the Homestead Grays, 7-3, the Homestead Grays beat the New York Black Yankees 10-0, and the Memphis Red Sox beat the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes 11-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Jacksonville Red Caps and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Braves, and the Kansas City Monarchs and the Chicago American Giants. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 9, 1942 and the next, May 11, 1942. For the wider picture, see the 1942 season.