Games on September 5, 1931

The games of September 5, 1931

12 games were played on September 5, 1931, according to Retrosheet. The New York Giants routed the Brooklyn Robins 10-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-5, the Philadelphia Phillies over the Boston Braves. Shutouts: the Philadelphia Athletics over the Boston Red Sox (8-0) and the New York Yankees over the Washington Senators (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 8-3, the New York Giants topped the Brooklyn Robins 5-1, the Boston Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5, the Cleveland Indians beat the St. Louis Browns 10-5, and the New York Yankees topped the Washington Senators 7-3. The Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, the Brooklyn Robins and the New York Giants, and the Boston Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 4, 1931 and the next, Sep 6, 1931. For the wider picture, see the 1931 season.