Games on June 5, 1943

The games of June 5, 1943

The schedule for June 5, 1943 lists 12 games. The New York Cubans routed the Baltimore Elite Giants 15-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Birmingham Black Barons over the Cincinnati Clowns. Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the St. Louis Browns 3-2 over the New York Yankees, the Philadelphia Athletics 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Philadelphia Blue Jays 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1, the Boston Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-5, the Cleveland Buckeyes beat the Memphis Red Sox 6-3, the Philadelphia Stars beat the Homestead Grays 12-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the New York Giants, 5-1, and the Washington Senators beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 4, 1943 and the next, Jun 6, 1943. For the wider picture, see the 1943 season.