Games on May 29, 1942

7 games

The games of May 29, 1942

On May 29, 1942, 7 games went into the books. The New York Yankees routed the Washington Senators 16-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-8, the Chicago White Sox over the St. Louis Browns. One-run games: the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Boston Braves and the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians 14-3, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Athletics 14-2. 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 28, 1942 and the next, May 30, 1942. The 1942 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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