Games on August 5, 1902

The games of August 5, 1902

The schedule for August 5, 1902 lists 8 games. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago Orphans, 11-1 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the St. Louis Browns over the Baltimore Orioles. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the New York Giants (3-0). One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Brooklyn Superbas, the Boston Beaneaters 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Cleveland Bronchos 7-6 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the Boston Americans fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-2. 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, 1902 and the next, Aug 6, 1902. The 1902 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.