Games on August 5, 1939

The games of August 5, 1939

11 games were played on August 5, 1939, according to Retrosheet. The Detroit Tigers routed the Boston Red Sox 16-4, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Newark Eagles beat the Homestead Grays 11-9. Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Boston Bees, the Philadelphia Stars 2-1 over the New York Cubans, and the New York Giants 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-4, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 6-1, the New York Cubans topped the Philadelphia Stars 8-6, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the St. Louis Browns 10-7, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1, and the Washington Senators topped the Chicago White Sox 10-1. The New York Cubans and the Philadelphia Stars met twice, as a doubleheader. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 4, 1939 and the next, Aug 6, 1939. For the wider picture, see the 1939 season.