Games on October 5, 1908

The games of October 5, 1908

The schedule for October 5, 1908 lists 8 games. The New York Giants routed the Boston Doves 8-1, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the New York Highlanders (4-0) and the Washington Senators over the Philadelphia Athletics (3-0). In the other games, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Brooklyn Superbas, 6-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Brooklyn Superbas 4-2, the Cleveland Naps fell to the St. Louis Browns, 3-1, and the Cleveland Naps topped the St. Louis Browns 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Brooklyn Superbas and the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cleveland Naps and the St. Louis Browns. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Oct 4, 1908 and the next, Oct 6, 1908. For the wider picture, see the 1908 season.