Games on September 8, 1938

The games of September 8, 1938

8 games were played on September 8, 1938, according to Retrosheet. The Pittsburgh Crawfords' 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Stars came in the League Championship Series. The most lopsided result was the Brooklyn Dodgers' 5-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. A shutout went on the board for the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox (4-0). The rest of the slate: the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 4-1, the Boston Bees fell to the New York Giants, 6-4, the Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4, and the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Washington Senators, 5-2. 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, 1938 and the next, Sep 9, 1938. For the wider picture, see the 1938 season.