Games on September 22, 1899

8 games

The games of September 22, 1899

On September 22, 1899, 8 games went into the books. The Louisville Colonels routed the Washington Senators 17-4, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts went on the board for the Brooklyn Superbas over the St. Louis Perfectos (2-0), the Chicago Orphans over the Boston Beaneaters (3-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the New York Giants (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Beaneaters 8-7 over the Chicago Orphans. In the other games, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the New York Giants 11-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-2, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-5. The Chicago Orphans and the Boston Beaneaters, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, and the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 21, 1899 and the next, Sep 23, 1899. The 1899 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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