Games on July 4, 1908

The games of July 4, 1908

On July 4, 1908, 16 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Browns, 8-1 winners over the Chicago White Sox. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-3. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Naps (1-0), the New York Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0), and the Philadelphia Athletics over the Boston Red Sox (5-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds. In the other games, the Boston Doves beat the Brooklyn Superbas 7-5, the Brooklyn Superbas beat the Boston Doves 5-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 8-4, the Cleveland Naps beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3, the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-3, the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-3, the New York Highlanders topped the Washington Senators 5-1, and the Washington Senators beat the New York Highlanders 6-2. The Brooklyn Superbas and the Boston Doves, the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox, and the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Naps each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 3, 1908 and the next, Jul 5, 1908. For the wider picture, see the 1908 season.