Games on September 5, 1955

The games of September 5, 1955

The schedule for September 5, 1955 lists 15 games. The Boston Red Sox routed the Washington Senators 10-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-4, the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies. Shutouts: the Chicago Cubs over the Milwaukee Braves (2-0), the Milwaukee Braves over the Chicago Cubs (1-0), and the Chicago White Sox over the Detroit Tigers (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 over the New York Yankees, the Kansas City Athletics 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, and the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Cincinnati Redlegs. Elsewhere, the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3, the Washington Senators fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 8-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Kansas City Athletics 9-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago White Sox 7-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Giants 8-5, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the New York Giants, 6-3. The New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles, the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, and the Philadelphia Phillies and the Brooklyn Dodgers each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 4, 1955 and the next, Sep 7, 1955. For the wider picture, see the 1955 season.