Games on September 10, 1939

The games of September 10, 1939

On September 10, 1939, 16 games went into the books. The Baltimore Elite Giants' 7-3 win over the Newark Eagles came in the Division Series. The Baltimore Elite Giants' 5-2 win over the Newark Eagles came in the Division Series. The Homestead Grays' 15-9 win over the Philadelphia Stars came in the Division Series. The Cleveland Indians routed the St. Louis Browns 15-5, the widest margin of the day. The closest finishes were the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Washington Senators and the St. Louis Browns 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the New York Giants 8-4, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Chicago Cubs 7-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 11-9, the Washington Senators fell to the New York Yankees, 6-2, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Boston Red Sox, 10-7, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-3, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 11-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Newark Eagles and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, and the Philadelphia Stars and the Homestead Grays. Full box scores are linked for the games marked with one; the rest show the final score only. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 9, 1939 and the next, Sep 11, 1939. For the wider picture, see the 1939 season.