Games on September 5, 1945

The games of September 5, 1945

15 games were played on September 5, 1945, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 15-6 winners over the Philadelphia Athletics. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Philadelphia Athletics, the Washington Senators 2-1 over the St. Louis Browns, and the St. Louis Browns 4-3 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians topped the Boston Red Sox 5-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Giants 5-2, the New York Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 10-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Cincinnati Reds 8-6, the New York Cubans beat the Newark Eagles 7-5, the New York Yankees fell to the Detroit Tigers, 10-7, the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Boston Braves 4-2. The Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, and the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 4, 1945 and the next, Sep 6, 1945. For the wider picture, see the 1945 season.