Games on July 5, 1917

The games of July 5, 1917

The schedule for July 5, 1917 lists 10 games. The most lopsided result was the Detroit Tigers' 11-6 win over the Chicago White Sox. Shutouts: the Boston Braves over the Philadelphia Phillies (3-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Philadelphia Athletics, the Washington Senators 2-1 over the New York Yankees, and the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Washington Senators. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox topped the Philadelphia Athletics 4-2, the Brooklyn Robins topped the New York Giants 6-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-6, the Cleveland Indians beat the St. Louis Browns 5-3, and the Cleveland Indians fell to the St. Louis Browns, 4-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, the Washington Senators and the New York Yankees, and the Cleveland Indians and the St. Louis Browns. 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, Jul 4, 1917 and the next, Jul 6, 1917. For the wider picture, see the 1917 season.