Games on June 5, 1938

The games of June 5, 1938

On June 5, 1938, 20 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Chicago American Giants' 12-2 win over the Jacksonville Red Caps. The highest-scoring game ended 10-5, the Pittsburgh Crawfords over the New York Black Yankees. The closest finishes were the Kansas City Monarchs 6-5 over the Atlanta Black Crackers, the Memphis Red Sox 7-6 over the Birmingham Black Barons, the Memphis Red Sox 3-2 over the Birmingham Black Barons, and the St. Louis Browns 6-5 over the New York Yankees. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 10-4, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Jacksonville Red Caps, 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-1, the New York Giants fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 4-1, the Atlanta Black Crackers fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 6-3, the Newark Eagles fell to the Homestead Grays, 9-2, the Homestead Grays topped the Newark Eagles 4-1, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Chicago White Sox, 8-2, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 7-6, and the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Jacksonville Red Caps and the Chicago American Giants, the Atlanta Black Crackers and the Kansas City Monarchs, and the Birmingham Black Barons and the Memphis Red Sox. 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, Jun 4, 1938 and the next, Jun 6, 1938. For the wider picture, see the 1938 season.