Games on May 20, 1942

8 games

The games of May 20, 1942

Retrosheet's records show 8 games on May 20, 1942. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Browns, 10-1 winners over the Washington Senators. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-3. A shutout went on the board for the St. Louis Cardinals over the Brooklyn Dodgers (1-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Braves 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 5-3, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Memphis Red Sox 4-2, and the Chicago Cubs topped the New York Giants 6-3. 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 19, 1942 and the next, May 21, 1942. For the wider picture, see the 1942 season.

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