Games on September 20, 1942

The games of September 20, 1942

15 games were played on September 20, 1942, according to Retrosheet. The Homestead Grays' 4-1 win over the Kansas City Monarchs came in the championship series. The highest-scoring game ended 11-9, the Washington Senators over the Philadelphia Athletics. Shutouts: the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs (1-0), the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0), and the Cleveland Indians over the Detroit Tigers (2-0). One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians, the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the New York Yankees, and the Philadelphia Athletics 2-1 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cincinnati Reds 3-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 6-5, and the St. Louis Browns topped the Chicago White Sox 4-2. The Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates played to a 3-3 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Phillies and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, and the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers. Full box scores are linked for the games marked with one; the rest show the final score only. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 19, 1942 and the next, Sep 21, 1942. The 1942 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.