Games on May 21, 1957

The games of May 21, 1957

7 games were played on May 21, 1957, according to Retrosheet. The Cleveland Indians routed the Boston Red Sox 8-2, the widest margin of the day. A shutout went on the board for the Washington Senators over the Kansas City Athletics (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the New York Giants. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati Redlegs fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 6-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 1-1, and the Chicago White Sox topped the New York Yankees 3-1. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Milwaukee Braves played to a 1-1 tie. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 20, 1957 and the next, May 22, 1957. For the wider picture, see the 1957 season.