Games on May 5, 1906

7 games

The games of May 5, 1906

On May 5, 1906, 7 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Athletics, 9-3 winners over the New York Highlanders. The highest-scoring game ended 7-7, the Detroit Tigers over the St. Louis Browns. The closest finishes were the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Brooklyn Superbas. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Naps, 3-3, the Boston Beaneaters beat the New York Giants 6-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Chicago Cubs, 8-5, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 4-2. The Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Naps played to a 3-3 tie. 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, May 4, 1906 and the next, May 6, 1906. For the wider picture, see the 1906 season.

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