Games on July 5, 1936

The games of July 5, 1936

15 games were played on July 5, 1936, according to Retrosheet. The Boston Red Sox routed the Philadelphia Athletics 16-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Browns 18-9. Shutouts: the Pittsburgh Crawfords over the Homestead Grays (8-0). Decided by a single run were the Homestead Grays 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Crawfords and the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 over the Boston Bees. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox topped the Philadelphia Athletics 8-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Chicago White Sox 11-4, the Chicago White Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 4-2, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-6, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 17-7, the Philadelphia Stars topped the Newark Eagles 13-6, the Philadelphia Stars fell to the Newark Eagles, 9-6, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Giants 3-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 4-2, and the New York Yankees fell to the Washington Senators, 9-3. The Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox, and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds 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, Jul 4, 1936 and the next, Jul 9, 1936. The 1936 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.