Games on September 5, 1920

7 games

The games of September 5, 1920

On September 5, 1920, 7 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the New York Giants' 8-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Shutouts: the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0). The closest finishes were the Brooklyn Robins 2-1 over the Boston Braves and the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 4-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-4, and the Boston Red Sox fell to the Washington Senators, 5-3. 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, Sep 4, 1920 and the next, Sep 6, 1920. For the wider picture, see the 1920 season.

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