Games on June 5, 1942

The games of June 5, 1942

On June 5, 1942, 11 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-1 winners over the Boston Braves. Shutouts: the St. Louis Browns over the Philadelphia Athletics (1-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Boston Braves, the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Washington Senators 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the New York Cubans 5-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Chicago White Sox 4-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 6-3, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 6-3, and the New York Giants topped the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Braves and the Cincinnati Reds. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 4, 1942 and the next, Jun 6, 1942. The 1942 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.