Games on May 2, 1943

The games of May 2, 1943

The schedule for May 2, 1943 lists 15 games. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 11-3 winners over the Washington Senators. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (3-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 7-6 over the Philadelphia Athletics, the St. Louis Browns 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-2 over the New York Giants, and the New York Giants 2-1 over the Brooklyn Dodgers. In the other games, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Boston Red Sox 8-1, the St. Louis Browns beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-2, the Boston Braves beat the Philadelphia Blue Jays 3-1, the Boston Braves fell to the Philadelphia Blue Jays, 6-5, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-6, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Cincinnati Reds 6-3, and the Washington Senators beat the New York Yankees 4-1. The Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox, and the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 1, 1943 and the next, May 3, 1943. For the wider picture, see the 1943 season.