Games on August 5, 1945

The games of August 5, 1945

Retrosheet's records show 26 games on August 5, 1945. The most lopsided result was the Boston Braves' 10-1 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers. The highest-scoring game ended 12-8, the Chicago White Sox over the Detroit Tigers. A shutout went on the board for the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Boston Braves (7-0). One-run games: the Birmingham Black Barons 9-8 over the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns, the Birmingham Black Barons 4-3 over the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns, the Cleveland Buckeyes 3-2 over the Chicago American Giants, and the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Elite Giants fell to the Newark Eagles, 8-1, the Baltimore Elite Giants fell to the Newark Eagles, 8-1, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Cleveland Buckeyes, 7-3, the Chicago Cubs topped the Cincinnati Reds 12-5, the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-1, the Homestead Grays fell to the New York Cubans, 3-2, the New York Cubans beat the Homestead Grays 3-2, the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns beat the Memphis Red Sox 4-1, the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 14-5, and the New York Giants topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2. The Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Newark Eagles and the Baltimore Elite Giants, and the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves 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, Aug 4, 1945 and the next, Aug 6, 1945. The 1945 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.