Games on August 4, 1898

The games of August 4, 1898

On August 4, 1898, 9 games went into the books. The Louisville Colonels routed the Boston Beaneaters 11-4, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the St. Louis Browns over the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. A shutout went on the board for the Baltimore Orioles over the Chicago Orphans (5-0). One-run games: the New York Giants 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds. In the other games, the Chicago Orphans topped the Baltimore Orioles 3-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Giants 5-5, the Louisville Colonels fell to the Boston Beaneaters, 8-4, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Cleveland Spiders, 4-1, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Cleveland Spiders, 7-3. The New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds played to a 5-5 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago Orphans, the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Boston Beaneaters and the Louisville Colonels. 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, Aug 3, 1898 and the next, Aug 5, 1898. For the wider picture, see the 1898 season.