Games on September 1, 1921

The games of September 1, 1921

On September 1, 1921, 9 games went into the books. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-4. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Browns over the Chicago White Sox (5-0) and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Boston Braves (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Detroit Tigers 7-6 over the Cleveland Indians. Elsewhere, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2, the Brooklyn Robins beat the New York Giants 5-1, the New York Yankees beat the Washington Senators 6-3, and the New York Yankees topped the Washington Senators 8-1. The Washington Senators and the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates 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, Aug 31, 1921 and the next, Sep 2, 1921. The 1921 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.