Games on September 6, 1939

10 games · 1 with box score

The games of September 6, 1939

On September 6, 1939, 10 games went into the books. In the Division Series, the Newark Eagles beat the Baltimore Elite Giants 8-6. The Chicago Cubs routed the St. Louis Cardinals 11-3, the widest margin of the day. A shutout went on the board for the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians (2-0). One-run games: the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Boston Bees fell to the New York Giants, 10-4, the Washington Senators beat the Philadelphia Athletics 6-3, and the Chicago White Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 7-2. The Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates met twice, as a doubleheader. Where Retrosheet has a full box score, the game links to it. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 5, 1939 and the next, Sep 7, 1939. For the wider picture, see the 1939 season.

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