Games on August 5, 1936

The games of August 5, 1936

10 games were played on August 5, 1936, according to Retrosheet. The St. Louis Browns routed the Chicago White Sox 16-4, the widest margin of the day. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees topped the Boston Red Sox 7-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Chicago Cubs 4-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-4, the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 6-4, the New York Giants topped the Boston Bees 8-4, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 7-3, the New York Black Yankees beat the Pittsburgh Crawfords 3-1, the St. Louis Browns topped the Chicago White Sox 9-9, and the Washington Senators fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 9-6. The Chicago White Sox and the St. Louis Browns played to a 9-9 tie. The Chicago White Sox and the St. Louis Browns met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, 1936 and the next, Aug 6, 1936. For the wider picture, see the 1936 season.