Games on August 31, 1909

The games of August 31, 1909

The schedule for August 31, 1909 lists 9 games. The widest margin belonged to the Cincinnati Reds, 9-4 winners over the Brooklyn Superbas. The highest-scoring game ended 11-6, the Philadelphia Phillies over the St. Louis Cardinals. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the Philadelphia Athletics (2-0) and the Chicago Cubs over the New York Giants (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Naps 2-1 over the New York Highlanders. The rest of the slate: the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Doves 7-2, the New York Highlanders beat the Cleveland Naps 4-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-4, and the St. Louis Browns topped the Washington Senators 7-3. The New York Highlanders and the Cleveland Naps met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, Aug 30, 1909 and the next, Sep 1, 1909. For the wider picture, see the 1909 season.