Games on September 5, 1943

The games of September 5, 1943

On September 5, 1943, 16 games went into the books. The Chicago American Giants routed the Memphis Red Sox 8-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 7-5, the Philadelphia Athletics over the Boston Red Sox. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0) and the Cincinnati Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago American Giants 3-2 over the Memphis Red Sox, the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs, the Cincinnati Clowns 4-3 over the Cleveland Buckeyes, and the Cleveland Buckeyes 3-2 over the Cincinnati Clowns. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Giants 5-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 2-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-3, the St. Louis Browns topped the Detroit Tigers 3-2, the New York Yankees fell to the Washington Senators, 3-2, the New York Yankees fell to the Washington Senators, 5-1, the Boston Braves fell to the Philadelphia Blue Jays, 2-1, and the Philadelphia Blue Jays beat the Boston Braves 5-1. The Memphis Red Sox and the Chicago American Giants, the Cleveland Buckeyes and the Cincinnati Clowns, and the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 4, 1943 and the next, Sep 6, 1943. For the wider picture, see the 1943 season.