Games on September 5, 1948

The games of September 5, 1948

On September 5, 1948, 14 games went into the books. The Chicago Cubs routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-3, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Cleveland Buckeyes over the Chicago American Giants (5-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Elite Giants 3-2 over the Philadelphia Stars, the Baltimore Elite Giants 3-2 over the Philadelphia Stars, the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3 over the New York Giants, and the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Boston Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-1, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Cleveland Buckeyes, 3-1, the New York Black Yankees beat the Newark Eagles 3-1, the New York Black Yankees fell to the Newark Eagles, 6-1, the New York Yankees beat the Washington Senators 5-3, the Boston Red Sox topped the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 7-3. The Philadelphia Stars and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Chicago American Giants and the Cleveland Buckeyes, and the New York Black Yankees and the Newark Eagles 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, 1948 and the next, Sep 6, 1948. For the wider picture, see the 1948 season.