Games on September 6, 1945

The games of September 6, 1945

12 games were played on September 6, 1945, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 17-5 winners over the Brooklyn Dodgers. A shutout went on the board for the Washington Senators over the St. Louis Browns (2-0). The closest finishes were the Philadelphia Athletics 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Washington Senators 3-2 over the St. Louis Browns. The rest of the slate: the Cleveland Indians fell to the Boston Red Sox, 9-3, the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Giants 6-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1, the New York Yankees topped the Detroit Tigers 14-5, the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 5-2, the Boston Braves topped the St. Louis Cardinals 9-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Boston Braves 7-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, the Chicago White Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Boston Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 5, 1945 and the next, Sep 7, 1945. For the wider picture, see the 1945 season.