Games on October 1, 1898
8 games
- BRO 5 @ BLN 6 No box score
- BRO 1 @ BLN 3 No box score
- PHI 2 @ BSN 5 No box score
- SLN 3 @ CIN 4 No box score
- SLN 7 @ CIN 3 No box score
- CL4 1 @ PIT 2 No box score
- NY1 4 @ WSN 8 No box score
- NY1 2 @ WSN 8 No box score
The games of October 1, 1898
On October 1, 1898, 8 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Washington Senators' 8-2 win over the New York Giants. The highest-scoring game ended 8-4, the Washington Senators over the New York Giants. The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 over the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the St. Louis Browns, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Cleveland Spiders. The rest of the slate: the Brooklyn Bridegrooms fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 3-1, the Boston Beaneaters topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2, and the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Browns, 7-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Brooklyn Bridegrooms and the Baltimore Orioles, the St. Louis Browns and the Cincinnati Reds, and the New York Giants and the Washington Senators. 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, Sep 30, 1898 and the next, Oct 2, 1898. The 1898 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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