Games on September 2, 1901

The games of September 2, 1901

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on September 2, 1901. The Brooklyn Superbas routed the St. Louis Cardinals 11-5, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 10-9. Shutouts went on the board for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Boston Beaneaters (3-0) and the Chicago White Sox over the Philadelphia Athletics (2-0). The closest finishes were the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles, and the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the Boston Beaneaters fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-3, the Boston Americans beat the Cleveland Blues 9-4, the Cleveland Blues fell to the Boston Americans, 4-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the Washington Senators 5-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Washington Senators 7-4, the New York Giants topped the Chicago Orphans 6-1, the New York Giants fell to the Chicago Orphans, 3-1, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Beaneaters, the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, and the Boston Americans and the Cleveland Blues. 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 1, 1901 and the next, Sep 3, 1901. For the wider picture, see the 1901 season.