Games on September 2, 1945

The games of September 2, 1945

Retrosheet's records show 23 games on September 2, 1945. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Buckeyes, 10-0 winners over the Chicago American Giants. The highest-scoring game ended 13-12, the Memphis Red Sox over the Kansas City Monarchs. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Elite Giants over the New York Cubans (1-0), the Chicago White Sox over the St. Louis Browns (6-0), and the Philadelphia Athletics over the Boston Red Sox (1-0). One-run games: the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Boston Braves, the St. Louis Browns 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Homestead Grays 4-3 over the Newark Eagles. In the other games, the New York Cubans fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 4-1, the Boston Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-3, the Cleveland Buckeyes topped the Chicago American Giants 6-2, the Homestead Grays beat the Newark Eagles 5-2, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 5-4, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Giants 7-4, the New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-2, and the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Cubans and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Braves, and the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 1, 1945 and the next, Sep 3, 1945. The 1945 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.