Games on May 24, 1942

The games of May 24, 1942

Retrosheet's records show 22 games on May 24, 1942. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 14-0 winners over the Chicago White Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 13-5, the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes over the Jacksonville Red Caps. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes over the Jacksonville Red Caps (3-0), the Baltimore Elite Giants over the Newark Eagles (3-0), and the Brooklyn Dodgers over the New York Giants (6-0). The closest finishes were the Philadelphia Athletics 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Philadelphia Athletics, the St. Louis Browns 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Memphis Red Sox 5-4 over the Chicago American Giants. The rest of the slate: the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2, the St. Louis Browns topped the Cleveland Indians 4-1, the Memphis Red Sox beat the Chicago American Giants 3-2, the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the Newark Eagles 5-3, the New York Black Yankees fell to the Homestead Grays, 9-2, the Homestead Grays fell to the New York Black Yankees, 3-2, the Boston Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-2, the Boston Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3, the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-5, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, the Jacksonville Red Caps and the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes, and the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 23, 1942 and the next, May 25, 1942. For the wider picture, see the 1942 season.