Games on May 8, 1899

The games of May 8, 1899

On May 8, 1899, 4 games went into the books. The Boston Beaneaters routed the Brooklyn Superbas 5-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Chicago Orphans over the Cleveland Spiders. The rest of the slate: the Washington Senators fell to the New York Giants, 6-2 and the Louisville Colonels fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-5. The home team won every regular-season game on the date. 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, May 7, 1899 and the next, May 9, 1899. The 1899 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.