Games on May 5, 1916

5 games

The games of May 5, 1916

On May 5, 1916, 5 games went into the books. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-7. Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox and the St. Louis Browns 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees topped the Boston Red Sox 8-4 and the Chicago Cubs topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3. 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 4, 1916 and the next, May 6, 1916. The 1916 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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