Games on August 5, 1914

The games of August 5, 1914

The schedule for August 5, 1914 lists 12 games. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 14-4 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Shutouts: the Chicago Chi-Feds over the Baltimore Terrapins (4-0), the St. Louis Cardinals over the Brooklyn Robins (4-0), and the Boston Braves over the Pittsburgh Pirates (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Tip-Tops 4-3 over the Kansas City Packers, the Indianapolis Hoosiers 5-4 over the Buffalo Buffeds, the Cleveland Naps 3-2 over the Washington Senators, and the St. Louis Terriers 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Rebels. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 7-4, the New York Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0, and the Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 6-0. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 4, 1914 and the next, Aug 6, 1914. For the wider picture, see the 1914 season.