Games on September 16, 1934

The games of September 16, 1934

On September 16, 1934, 14 games went into the books. In the League Championship Series, the Chicago American Giants beat the Philadelphia Stars 3-0. In the League Championship Series, the Philadelphia Stars beat the Chicago American Giants 5-3. The widest margin belonged to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 11-6 winners over the Chicago Cubs. The highest-scoring game ended 12-10, the Chicago White Sox over the Boston Red Sox. A shutout went on the board for the Philadelphia Athletics over the St. Louis Browns (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs, the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Boston Braves, the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Boston Braves 5-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the New York Yankees 5-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the New York Giants 5-3, the New York Giants fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-1, and the Philadelphia Athletics topped the St. Louis Browns 2-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Braves, and the Philadelphia Stars and the Chicago American Giants. Where Retrosheet has a full box score, the game links to it. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 15, 1934 and the next, Sep 17, 1934. For the wider picture, see the 1934 season.