Games on August 5, 1947

The games of August 5, 1947

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on August 5, 1947. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Buckeyes, 15-1 winners over the Memphis Red Sox. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 12-4. The rest of the slate: the Indianapolis Clowns fell to the Birmingham Black Barons, 11-2, the Philadelphia Stars fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 10-3, the Boston Braves topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-4, the New York Cubans beat the Newark Eagles 7-1, the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2, the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Athletics 8-5, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-1, and the Washington Senators topped the Boston Red Sox 3-1. 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, Aug 4, 1947 and the next, Aug 6, 1947. For the wider picture, see the 1947 season.