Games on May 5, 1945

The games of May 5, 1945

The schedule for May 5, 1945 lists 10 games. The Philadelphia Stars routed the Baltimore Elite Giants 13-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 12-8. A shutout went on the board for the St. Louis Browns over the Detroit Tigers (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 7-3, the New York Giants beat the Boston Braves 15-5, the Boston Braves fell to the New York Giants, 6-4, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-1, and the Washington Senators topped the Philadelphia Athletics 7-3. The Boston Braves and the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, May 4, 1945 and the next, May 6, 1945. The 1945 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.