Games on September 1, 1941

The games of September 1, 1941

22 games were played on September 1, 1941, according to Retrosheet. The Boston Red Sox routed the Washington Senators 10-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 13-11, the New York Yankees over the Philadelphia Athletics. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Elite Giants over the New York Black Yankees (7-0) and the Homestead Grays over the Newark Eagles (4-0). One-run games: the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-5 over the Boston Braves, the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians. In the other games, the Baltimore Elite Giants topped the New York Black Yankees 7-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Senators 13-9, the Boston Braves fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 2-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 7-5, the Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Browns 9-5, the Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Browns 16-8, the Newark Eagles topped the Homestead Grays 10-7, the New York Giants topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2, the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3, and the New York Cubans topped the Philadelphia Stars 7-4. The Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Dodgers played to a 2-2 tie. The New York Black Yankees and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, and the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Dodgers each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 31, 1941 and the next, Sep 2, 1941. For the wider picture, see the 1941 season.