Games on October 5, 1907

The games of October 5, 1907

13 games were played on October 5, 1907, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Boston Doves' 11-0 win over the Brooklyn Superbas. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Browns 10-2. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0), the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals (2-0), and the Philadelphia Athletics over the Washington Senators (4-0). One-run games: the Boston Doves 6-5 over the Brooklyn Superbas, the Cleveland Naps 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the New York Giants, and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati Reds topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1, the New York Highlanders beat the Boston Americans 3-3, the New York Giants fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-3, and the Washington Senators fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 4-2. The Boston Americans and the New York Highlanders played to a 3-3 tie. The Brooklyn Superbas and the Boston Doves, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, and the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Oct 4, 1907 and the next, Oct 6, 1907. For the wider picture, see the 1907 season.