Games on September 4, 1938

The games of September 4, 1938

18 games were played on September 4, 1938, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Boston Red Sox's 12-2 win over the Philadelphia Athletics. The highest-scoring game ended 12-11, the Philadelphia Athletics over the Boston Red Sox. Shutouts: the New York Giants over the Brooklyn Dodgers (7-0). One-run games: the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-4 over the New York Giants, the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Pittsburgh Crawfords 11-10 over the Homestead Grays. Elsewhere, the Birmingham Black Barons fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 7-2, the Birmingham Black Barons fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 8-6, the Boston Bees fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-2, the Boston Bees topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2, the Memphis Red Sox beat the Chicago American Giants 8-5, the Memphis Red Sox beat the Chicago American Giants 5-1, the Pittsburgh Crawfords beat the Homestead Grays 12-8, the Washington Senators fell to the New York Yankees, 7-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the Cleveland Indians, 11-3. The Cleveland Indians and the St. Louis Browns played to a 1-1 tie. The Kansas City Monarchs and the Birmingham Black Barons, the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Bees each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 3, 1938 and the next, Sep 5, 1938. The 1938 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.