Games on September 7, 1942

The games of September 7, 1942

The schedule for September 7, 1942 lists 19 games. The Birmingham Black Barons routed the Chicago American Giants 14-3, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Homestead Grays beat the Newark Eagles 14-12. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Browns over the Detroit Tigers (3-0), the Baltimore Elite Giants over the Philadelphia Stars (6-0), and the New York Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies (4-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago American Giants 2-1 over the Birmingham Black Barons, the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Philadelphia Stars 4-3 over the Baltimore Elite Giants. The rest of the slate: the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Boston Braves 11-4, the Boston Braves beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Chicago Cubs 3-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-3, the Newark Eagles beat the Homestead Grays 7-2, the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Athletics 11-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Giants, 5-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the St. Louis Cardinals 11-6, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves, the Birmingham Black Barons and the Chicago American Giants, and the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 6, 1942 and the next, Sep 8, 1942. For the wider picture, see the 1942 season.