Games on September 2, 1909

The games of September 2, 1909

On September 2, 1909, 10 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Cincinnati Reds, 9-3 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 8-5. The day's shutouts were the Boston Doves over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Naps 2-1 over the New York Highlanders. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Brooklyn Superbas, 3-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Doves 5-3, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-3, the New York Highlanders beat the Cleveland Naps 6-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the New York Giants 5-2, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Doves, the New York Highlanders and the Cleveland Naps, and the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies. 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, Sep 1, 1909 and the next, Sep 3, 1909. For the wider picture, see the 1909 season.