Games on September 16, 1911

The games of September 16, 1911

9 games were played on September 16, 1911, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 6-0 winners over the Cleveland Naps. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Naps (3-0) and the St. Louis Browns over the Washington Senators (6-0). The closest finishes were the New York Highlanders 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Senators 5-4 over the St. Louis Browns. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-2, the New York Highlanders fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-3, and the New York Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2. The Cleveland Naps and the Boston Red Sox, the Detroit Tigers and the New York Highlanders, and the St. Louis Browns and the Washington Senators 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, Sep 15, 1911 and the next, Sep 17, 1911. For the wider picture, see the 1911 season.