Games on May 15, 1951

The games of May 15, 1951

7 games were played on May 15, 1951, according to Retrosheet. The Detroit Tigers routed the Washington Senators 12-4, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Browns beat the Philadelphia Athletics 11-8. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Boston Braves (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the Chicago White Sox, 9-7, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 8-4, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Giants 7-3. 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 14, 1951 and the next, May 16, 1951. For the wider picture, see the 1951 season.