Games on May 31, 1942

The games of May 31, 1942

21 games were played on May 31, 1942, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 11-1 winners over the Washington Senators. The highest-scoring game ended 11-7, the New York Yankees over the Philadelphia Athletics. Shutouts went on the board for the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs (3-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the Pittsburgh Pirates (3-0), and the Kansas City Monarchs over the Birmingham Black Barons (1-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Washington Senators, the New York Giants 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the St. Louis Browns 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians. Elsewhere, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Boston Braves 10-2, the Boston Braves fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 3-1, the Memphis Red Sox topped the Chicago American Giants 8-2, the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes topped the Jacksonville Red Caps 4-2, the Jacksonville Red Caps beat the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes 3-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 9-4, the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Birmingham Black Barons 3-1, the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1, and the New York Cubans fell to the Newark Eagles, 8-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Jacksonville Red Caps and the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes. 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 30, 1942 and the next, Jun 1, 1942. For the wider picture, see the 1942 season.