Games on May 13, 1943

9 games

The games of May 13, 1943

On May 13, 1943, 9 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Cardinals' 5-0 win over the Boston Braves. Runs came easiest when the Homestead Grays beat the Newark Eagles 8-5. One-run games: the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Washington Senators 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the Philadelphia Athletics 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Philadelphia Blue Jays 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds. In the other games, the New York Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 7-4, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Philadelphia Blue Jays 3-1, and the Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 6-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Blue Jays. 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 12, 1943 and the next, May 14, 1943. The 1943 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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