Games on July 5, 1926

The games of July 5, 1926

On July 5, 1926, 16 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Brooklyn Robins, 14-5 winners over the Boston Braves. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago White Sox over the Cleveland Indians (8-0) and the Cincinnati Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Braves 5-4 over the Brooklyn Robins, the St. Louis Browns 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the New York Giants, and the Philadelphia Athletics 2-1 over the New York Yankees. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2, the St. Louis Browns beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3, the New York Giants fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-3, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the New York Yankees 6-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-7, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-5, the Washington Senators topped the Boston Red Sox 7-4, and the Washington Senators beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Brooklyn Robins and the Boston Braves, the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox, and the St. Louis Browns and the Detroit Tigers. 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, Jul 4, 1926 and the next, Jul 6, 1926. The 1926 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.