Games on September 5, 1921

The games of September 5, 1921

On September 5, 1921, 16 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the New York Yankees' 8-0 win over the Boston Red Sox. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Browns beat the Cleveland Indians 12-8. The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Boston Braves 6-5 over the New York Giants, and the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees 8-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Brooklyn Robins, 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Brooklyn Robins, 8-4, the Cleveland Indians topped the St. Louis Browns 10-5, the New York Giants topped the Boston Braves 5-3, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Washington Senators, 7-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 2-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3. The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Brooklyn Robins, and the St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, 1921 and the next, Sep 6, 1921. For the wider picture, see the 1921 season.