Games on September 30, 1916

The games of September 30, 1916

On September 30, 1916, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-2 winners over the Brooklyn Robins. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Washington Senators 10-9. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the New York Yankees (1-0) and the New York Giants over the Boston Braves (4-0). The closest finishes were the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Brooklyn Robins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Chicago Cubs, 8-4, the Chicago White Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 7-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-3, the New York Giants fell to the Boston Braves, 8-3, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Washington Senators, 8-6, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-3, and the Detroit Tigers topped the St. Louis Browns 10-7. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Phillies and the Brooklyn Robins, the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians, and the Boston Braves and the New York Giants. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 29, 1916 and the next, Oct 1, 1916. For the wider picture, see the 1916 season.