Games on September 3, 1938

The games of September 3, 1938

Retrosheet's records show 11 games on September 3, 1938. The most lopsided result was the Baltimore Elite Giants' 8-0 win over the Philadelphia Stars. Runs came easiest when the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Kansas City Monarchs 12-9. The day's shutouts were the Boston Bees over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the Chicago Cubs (6-0), and the Washington Senators over the Philadelphia Athletics (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-4 over the New York Giants. Elsewhere, the Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago White Sox 11-4, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5, the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees 9-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-0, and the Cleveland Indians topped the St. Louis Browns 10-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds. 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 2, 1938 and the next, Sep 4, 1938. The 1938 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.