Games on September 24, 1944

The games of September 24, 1944

14 games were played on September 24, 1944, according to Retrosheet. The Homestead Grays' 4-2 win over the Birmingham Black Barons came in the championship series. The most lopsided result was the Brooklyn Dodgers' 10-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 9-5. Shutouts went on the board for the Cincinnati Reds over the Boston Braves (1-0), the Chicago White Sox over the Washington Senators (2-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Blue Jays (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Boston Braves, the New York Giants 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the New York Giants. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox topped the Washington Senators 9-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 4-1, the Philadelphia Blue Jays fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-3, and the St. Louis Browns beat the Philadelphia Athletics 3-2. The Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Braves, and the Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox each met twice, as doubleheaders. Where Retrosheet has a full box score, the game links to it. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 23, 1944 and the next, Sep 25, 1944. The 1944 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.