Games on October 3, 1904

The games of October 3, 1904

On October 3, 1904, 11 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 16-4 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. The highest-scoring game ended 16-5, the Chicago Cubs over the Boston Beaneaters. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Brooklyn Superbas (5-0), the Philadelphia Athletics over the Cleveland Naps (2-0), and the New York Highlanders over the St. Louis Browns (3-0). The closest finishes were the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Brooklyn Superbas 5-1, the Boston Americans beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1, the Cleveland Naps beat the Philadelphia Athletics 7-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the New York Giants, 3-1. The Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Superbas, the Philadelphia Athletics and the Cleveland Naps, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies 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, Oct 2, 1904 and the next, Oct 4, 1904. For the wider picture, see the 1904 season.