Games on September 5, 1951

The games of September 5, 1951

10 games were played on September 5, 1951, according to Retrosheet. The New York Giants routed the Boston Braves 9-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the Philadelphia Athletics over the Washington Senators. One-run games: the New York Giants 3-2 over the Boston Braves, the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Detroit Tigers 5-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees 4-2, the Washington Senators fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 4-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-3. The New York Giants and the Boston Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, and the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Athletics 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, 1951 and the next, Sep 6, 1951. For the wider picture, see the 1951 season.