Games on September 7, 1931

The games of September 7, 1931

16 games were played on September 7, 1931, according to Retrosheet. The Washington Senators routed the Boston Red Sox 15-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Athletics 15-3. The day's shutouts were the Brooklyn Robins over the Boston Braves (2-0), the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs (1-0), and the New York Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Robins 5-4 over the Boston Braves, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the St. Louis Browns, and the New York Giants 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the Washington Senators topped the Boston Red Sox 7-5, the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-3, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the St. Louis Browns, 11-7, the New York Yankees topped the Philadelphia Athletics 9-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-1, and the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2. The Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Robins, and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 6, 1931 and the next, Sep 8, 1931. For the wider picture, see the 1931 season.