Games on October 2, 1909

The games of October 2, 1909

11 games were played on October 2, 1909, according to Retrosheet. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the New York Giants 9-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 6-6, the Detroit Tigers over the Chicago White Sox. Shutouts: the Boston Doves over the Brooklyn Superbas (1-0). One-run games: the New York Highlanders 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox, the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the New York Giants, and the Philadelphia Athletics 6-5 over the Washington Senators. The rest of the slate: the New York Highlanders fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-1, the Brooklyn Superbas topped the Boston Doves 6-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3, and the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Washington Senators 7-2. The Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers played to a 6-6 tie. The New York Highlanders and the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Doves and the Brooklyn Superbas, and the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Giants each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Oct 1, 1909 and the next, Oct 3, 1909. The 1909 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.