Games on July 5, 1953

The games of July 5, 1953

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on July 5, 1953. The widest margin belonged to the New York Giants, 20-6 winners over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago White Sox over the Cleveland Indians (4-0), the Milwaukee Braves over the St. Louis Cardinals (4-0), and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 7-6 over the Chicago White Sox and the Washington Senators 5-4 over the New York Yankees. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs topped the Cincinnati Reds 8-4, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Chicago Cubs 8-6, the Milwaukee Braves fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-1, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Boston Red Sox, 10-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Detroit Tigers, 10-7, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-1, and the New York Yankees fell to the Washington Senators, 4-0. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians, and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Braves. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 4, 1953 and the next, Jul 6, 1953. For the wider picture, see the 1953 season.