Games on September 5, 1904

The games of September 5, 1904

On September 5, 1904, 16 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Boston Americans' 12-5 win over the Washington Senators. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the Detroit Tigers (4-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0). The closest finishes were the Cleveland Naps 4-3 over the St. Louis Browns, the New York Giants 4-3 over the Boston Beaneaters, the New York Highlanders 2-1 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Brooklyn Superbas. The rest of the slate: the Washington Senators fell to the Boston Americans, 8-3, the St. Louis Browns beat the Cleveland Naps 5-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-2, the New York Giants beat the Boston Beaneaters 6-1, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Highlanders 7-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Brooklyn Superbas, 3-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-3, the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1, and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2. The Washington Senators and the Boston Americans, the St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Naps, and the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Sep 4, 1904 and the next, Sep 6, 1904. For the wider picture, see the 1904 season.