Games on October 1, 1944

The games of October 1, 1944

On October 1, 1944, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Pittsburgh Pirates' 9-1 win over the Philadelphia Blue Jays. The highest-scoring game ended 10-6, the St. Louis Cardinals over the New York Giants. Shutouts: the Philadelphia Athletics over the Cleveland Indians (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Boston Braves, the Boston Braves 7-6 over the Chicago Cubs, and the New York Giants 6-5 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-1, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Washington Senators, 4-1, the Philadelphia Blue Jays topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1, and the New York Yankees fell to the St. Louis Browns, 5-2. The Chicago Cubs and the Boston Braves, the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox, and the Philadelphia Athletics and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 30, 1944 and the next, Oct 4, 1944. For the wider picture, see the 1944 season.