Games on August 5, 1931

The games of August 5, 1931

8 games were played on August 5, 1931, according to Retrosheet. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 16-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-8, the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians. One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees 5-1, the New York Yankees topped the Boston Red Sox 4-1, the New York Giants fell to the Brooklyn Robins, 6-2, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Boston Braves, 6-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 4, 1931 and the next, Aug 6, 1931. For the wider picture, see the 1931 season.