Games on September 5, 1938

The games of September 5, 1938

On September 5, 1938, 20 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago American Giants, 12-0 winners over the Memphis Red Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 12-9, the Baltimore Elite Giants over the Philadelphia Stars. The day's shutouts were the New York Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies (7-0) and the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates (3-0). One-run games: the Boston Bees 5-4 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Baltimore Elite Giants 4-3 over the Philadelphia Stars, and the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the New York Giants. The rest of the slate: the Boston Bees topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Memphis Red Sox, 4-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4, the Cleveland Indians topped the Chicago White Sox 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2, the New York Yankees topped the Philadelphia Athletics 5-2, the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Athletics 6-3, the Chicago Cubs topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the St. Louis Browns, 3-2, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the Detroit Tigers, 9-3. The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Bees, the Memphis Red Sox and the Chicago American Giants, and the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, 1938 and the next, Sep 6, 1938. For the wider picture, see the 1938 season.