Games on September 16, 1926

The games of September 16, 1926

12 games were played on September 16, 1926, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 23-3 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. Shutouts went on the board for the Cleveland Indians over the New York Yankees (5-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the New York Giants (3-0), and the St. Louis Browns over the Philadelphia Athletics (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Robins 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the New York Yankees, the Washington Senators 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Washington Senators 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Boston Braves, 4-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Boston Red Sox 6-4, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Philadelphia Phillies 10-2, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 5-1. The New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, the Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers, and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 15, 1926 and the next, Sep 17, 1926. For the wider picture, see the 1926 season.