Games on August 7, 1898
6 games
- PIT 4 @ CHN 2 No box score
- BLN 1 @ CIN 4 No box score
- BRO 8 @ LS3 3 No box score
- BRO 6 @ LS3 5 No box score
- NY1 12 @ SLN 1 No box score
- NY1 8 @ SLN 6 No box score
The games of August 7, 1898
On August 7, 1898, 6 games went into the books. The New York Giants routed the St. Louis Browns 12-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the New York Giants over the St. Louis Browns. One-run games: the Brooklyn Bridegrooms 6-5 over the Louisville Colonels. Elsewhere, the Chicago Orphans fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-1, and the Louisville Colonels fell to the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, 8-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Brooklyn Bridegrooms and the Louisville Colonels and the New York Giants and the St. Louis Browns. 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 6, 1898 and the next, Aug 8, 1898. The 1898 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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