Games on July 5, 1937

The games of July 5, 1937

The schedule for July 5, 1937 lists 28 games. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 15-0 winners over the Boston Red Sox. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 13-12. Shutouts: the Cincinnati Tigers over the Memphis Red Sox (6-0). The closest finishes were the Birmingham Black Barons 4-3 over the Indianapolis Athletics, the Kansas City Monarchs 2-1 over the Chicago American Giants, the Philadelphia Stars 12-11 over the Washington Elite Giants, and the Pittsburgh Crawfords 6-5 over the Homestead Grays. Elsewhere, the Indianapolis Athletics topped the Birmingham Black Barons 7-4, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1, the New York Giants beat the Boston Bees 6-2, the Boston Bees beat the New York Giants 8-6, the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Chicago American Giants 5-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Chicago Cubs, 9-7, the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 8-4, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-4, and the Cincinnati Tigers fell to the Memphis Red Sox, 11-7. The Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Athletics played to a 2-2 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Indianapolis Athletics and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the New York Giants and the Boston Bees. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 4, 1937 and the next, Jul 6, 1937. For the wider picture, see the 1937 season.