Games on September 1, 1945

10 games

The games of September 1, 1945

On September 1, 1945, 10 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Stars, 16-2 winners over the New York Black Yankees. Shutouts went on the board for the St. Louis Browns over the Chicago White Sox (3-0) and the Washington Senators over the New York Yankees (3-0). The closest finishes were the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, the New York Giants 5-4 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Boston Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 5-3, the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns fell to the Birmingham Black Barons, 5-3, and the Boston Red Sox topped the Philadelphia Athletics 7-1. The St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, 1945 and the next, Sep 2, 1945. For the wider picture, see the 1945 season.

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