Games on May 1, 1905

The games of May 1, 1905

7 games were played on May 1, 1905, according to Retrosheet. The New York Giants routed the Boston Beaneaters 8-2, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Chicago Cubs over the Cincinnati Reds (6-0) and the St. Louis Browns over the Detroit Tigers (6-0). One-run games: the Boston Americans 4-3 over the New York Highlanders, the Washington Senators 5-4 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Brooklyn Superbas fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-2. Every regular-season game on the date was won by the visiting club. 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, Apr 30, 1905 and the next, May 2, 1905. For the wider picture, see the 1905 season.