Games on May 5, 1908

The games of May 5, 1908

Retrosheet's records show 4 games on May 5, 1908. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Doves, 7-1 winners over the Brooklyn Superbas. The day's shutouts were the New York Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies (4-0). Decided by a single run were the St. Louis Browns 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 5-2. The home team won every regular-season game on the date. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 4, 1908 and the next, May 6, 1908. The 1908 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.