Games on September 16, 1938

The games of September 16, 1938

8 games were played on September 16, 1938, according to Retrosheet. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Bees 7-6. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Bees 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-4, and the New York Yankees topped the Detroit Tigers 6-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Bees, and the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 15, 1938 and the next, Sep 17, 1938. For the wider picture, see the 1938 season.