Games on September 3, 1945

The games of September 3, 1945

On September 3, 1945, 23 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the New York Giants, 9-0 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. The highest-scoring game ended 11-5, the Washington Senators over the Boston Red Sox. Shutouts went on the board for the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Boston Braves (4-0) and the Kansas City Monarchs over the Memphis Red Sox (8-0). Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3 over the Boston Braves, the Chicago American Giants 7-6 over the Cleveland Buckeyes, the Chicago American Giants 3-2 over the Cleveland Buckeyes, and the St. Louis Browns 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians. Elsewhere, the Homestead Grays fell to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 1-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Washington Senators 8-4, the Chicago Cubs topped the Cincinnati Reds 7-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the Cincinnati Reds 7-1, the St. Louis Browns topped the Cleveland Indians 6-3, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-5, the Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago White Sox 6-5, the Homestead Grays topped the Baltimore Elite Giants 3-2, the Homestead Grays beat the Baltimore Elite Giants 5-3, and the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Memphis Red Sox 3-2. The Homestead Grays and the Baltimore Elite Giants played to a 1-1 tie. The Homestead Grays and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, and the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Dodgers each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 2, 1945 and the next, Sep 4, 1945. For the wider picture, see the 1945 season.