Games on May 3, 1899

The games of May 3, 1899

6 games were played on May 3, 1899, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Perfectos, 9-1 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Louisville Colonels 7-6. The closest finishes were the Boston Beaneaters 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles and the Brooklyn Superbas 2-1 over the Washington Senators. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Orphans topped the Cleveland Spiders 7-4 and the New York Giants fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 2, 1899 and the next, May 4, 1899. For the wider picture, see the 1899 season.