Games on August 5, 1942

The games of August 5, 1942

7 games were played on August 5, 1942, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 7-0 winners over the Philadelphia Athletics. Runs came easiest when the Cleveland Indians beat the St. Louis Browns 8-5. The day's shutouts were the Brooklyn Dodgers over the New York Giants (4-0), the Chicago White Sox over the Detroit Tigers (1-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds (5-0). Elsewhere, the Boston Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-2 and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 3-0. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 4, 1942 and the next, Aug 6, 1942. The 1942 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.