Games on September 2, 1918

The games of September 2, 1918

On September 2, 1918, 14 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Detroit Tigers' 11-5 win over the Chicago White Sox. Shutouts: the Cincinnati Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Braves 2-1 over the New York Giants, the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the New York Yankees, the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the New York Giants beat the Boston Braves 6-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Brooklyn Robins 4-2, the Brooklyn Robins topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-2, the Washington Senators fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 5-2, and the Washington Senators beat the Philadelphia Athletics 8-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Giants and the Boston Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 1, 1918 and the next, Sep 5, 1918. For the wider picture, see the 1918 season.