Games on September 5, 1936

The games of September 5, 1936

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on September 5, 1936. The most lopsided result was the Chicago White Sox's 9-0 win over the Cleveland Indians. The highest-scoring game ended 11-7, the Pittsburgh Crawfords over the Homestead Grays. A shutout went on the board for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (1-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the New York Yankees, the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees 7-7, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-2, the Boston Bees topped the New York Giants 6-2, the Boston Bees beat the New York Giants 7-3, the Philadelphia Stars fell to the Washington Elite Giants, 9-7, the Philadelphia Stars topped the Washington Elite Giants 8-4, and the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Washington Senators 4-3. The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox played to a 7-7 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Bees and the New York Giants, and the Washington Elite Giants and the Philadelphia Stars. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 4, 1936 and the next, Sep 6, 1936. For the wider picture, see the 1936 season.