Games on July 4, 1901

The games of July 4, 1901

The schedule for July 4, 1901 lists 15 games. The most lopsided result was the Pittsburgh Pirates' 12-0 win over the New York Giants. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Orphans beat the Brooklyn Superbas 10-9. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Boston Beaneaters (2-0) and the Philadelphia Phillies over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0). The closest finishes were the Cleveland Blues 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox, the Milwaukee Brewers 8-7 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Philadelphia Athletics 6-5 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the Boston Americans beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-2, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Boston Americans, 8-3, the Brooklyn Superbas fell to the Chicago Orphans, 5-3, the Boston Beaneaters beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-4, the Cleveland Blues beat the Chicago White Sox 8-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1, the New York Giants topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2. The Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Americans, the Brooklyn Superbas and the Chicago Orphans, and the Boston Beaneaters and the Cincinnati Reds each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 3, 1901 and the next, Jul 5, 1901. The 1901 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.