Games on August 5, 1955
8 games
- CHA 1 @ BAL 2 No box score
- KC1 5 @ BOS 2 No box score
- BRO 8 @ CHN 10 No box score
- NY1 12 @ CIN 9 No box score
- PIT 8 @ MLN 5 No box score
- DET 0 @ NYA 3 No box score
- PHI 7 @ SLN 4 No box score
- CLE 5 @ WS1 7 No box score
The games of August 5, 1955
The schedule for August 5, 1955 lists 8 games. Runs came easiest when the New York Giants beat the Cincinnati Redlegs 12-9. The day's shutouts were the New York Yankees over the Detroit Tigers (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox. The rest of the slate: the Kansas City Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 10-8, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Milwaukee Braves 8-5, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4, and the Washington Senators topped the Cleveland Indians 7-5. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 4, 1955 and the next, Aug 6, 1955. For the wider picture, see the 1955 season.
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