Games on August 5, 1901

The games of August 5, 1901

The schedule for August 5, 1901 lists 11 games. The Milwaukee Brewers routed the Detroit Tigers 19-4, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 20-6, the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Shutouts went on the board for the Baltimore Orioles over the Boston Americans (9-0), the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Giants (10-0), and the Philadelphia Athletics over the Washington Senators (2-0). One-run games: the Boston Beaneaters 2-1 over the Brooklyn Superbas. Elsewhere, the Boston Americans topped the Baltimore Orioles 3-1, the Cleveland Blues beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Orphans 10-7, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Giants 6-3, and the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Washington Senators 10-3. The Boston Americans and the Baltimore Orioles, the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Giants, and the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Athletics each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 4, 1901 and the next, Aug 6, 1901. The 1901 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.