Games on September 12, 1937

The games of September 12, 1937

15 games were played on September 12, 1937, according to Retrosheet. The day's League Championship Series game went to the Chicago American Giants, 2-2 over the Kansas City Monarchs. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 13-6 winners over the Philadelphia Athletics. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the Chicago White Sox (4-0), the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates (5-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0). One-run games: the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Washington Senators 2-1 over the New York Yankees, and the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 9-5, the Boston Bees fell to the New York Giants, 3-1, the Boston Bees beat the New York Giants 6-4, the Cleveland Indians topped the St. Louis Browns 6-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the St. Louis Browns 6-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2, and the Cincinnati Reds topped the St. Louis Cardinals 10-7. The Kansas City Monarchs and the Chicago American Giants played to a 2-2 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Phillies and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the New York Giants and the Boston Bees, and the St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians. Full box scores are linked for the games marked with one; the rest show the final score only. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 11, 1937 and the next, Sep 13, 1937. The 1937 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.