Games on May 5, 1943

The games of May 5, 1943

The schedule for May 5, 1943 lists 10 games. The most lopsided result was the Brooklyn Dodgers' 18-6 win over the Philadelphia Blue Jays. Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, and the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox. In the other games, the Boston Braves fell to the New York Giants, 5-1, the New York Giants beat the Boston Braves 7-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the Washington Senators beat the Philadelphia Athletics 8-1, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-1. The New York Giants and the Boston Braves and the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 4, 1943 and the next, May 6, 1943. For the wider picture, see the 1943 season.