Games on July 5, 1947

The games of July 5, 1947

On July 5, 1947, 7 games went into the books. The highest-scoring game ended 7-6, the Boston Red Sox over the Washington Senators. Shutouts: the New York Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies (4-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Boston Braves, 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5, and the New York Yankees topped the Philadelphia Athletics 5-1. 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, Jul 4, 1947 and the next, Jul 6, 1947. For the wider picture, see the 1947 season.