Games on September 8, 1937

The games of September 8, 1937

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on September 8, 1937. The day's League Championship Series game went to the Chicago American Giants, 5-4 over the Kansas City Monarchs. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 10-1 winners over the St. Louis Browns. Runs came easiest when the New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 9-7. The day's shutouts were the Boston Bees over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0), the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals (4-0), and the Philadelphia Athletics over the Washington Senators (2-0). The closest finishes were the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the Washington Senators 1-0 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 over the Cincinnati Reds. Elsewhere, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Boston Bees 6-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 6-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Detroit Tigers, 10-5, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 9-6, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cincinnati Reds 8-2. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Bees, the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, and the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees each met twice, as doubleheaders. Full box scores are linked for the games marked with one; the rest show the final score only. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 7, 1937 and the next, Sep 9, 1937. For the wider picture, see the 1937 season.