Games on September 5, 1919

7 games

The games of September 5, 1919

Retrosheet's records show 7 games on September 5, 1919. The Detroit Tigers routed the St. Louis Browns 12-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 15-7, the Boston Red Sox over the Philadelphia Athletics. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Robins 3-2 over the New York Giants. Elsewhere, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Boston Braves, 6-2 and the Chicago White Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 9-1. 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, Sep 4, 1919 and the next, Sep 6, 1919. For the wider picture, see the 1919 season.

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