Games on September 23, 1939

12 games · 1 with box score

The games of September 23, 1939

The schedule for September 23, 1939 lists 12 games. The Baltimore Elite Giants' 10-5 win over the Homestead Grays came in the League Championship Series. The most lopsided result was the Brooklyn Dodgers' 22-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The day's shutouts were the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies (8-0). One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Boston Red Sox, 10-8, the Chicago White Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 6-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the St. Louis Browns 9-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 6-3, the New York Giants beat the Boston Bees 4-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-3, and the New York Yankees beat the Washington Senators 7-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies. 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 22, 1939 and the next, Sep 24, 1939. For the wider picture, see the 1939 season.

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