Games on September 9, 1945

The games of September 9, 1945

20 games were played on September 9, 1945, according to Retrosheet. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 14-10, the Newark Eagles over the Baltimore Elite Giants. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the Boston Braves (4-0) and the Philadelphia Athletics over the St. Louis Browns (1-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago American Giants 6-5 over the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns, the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the New York Yankees, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-3, the Boston Red Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 3-3, the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns fell to the Chicago American Giants, 10-7, the Chicago Cubs topped the Boston Braves 9-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-4, the Newark Eagles topped the Baltimore Elite Giants 10-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 10-3, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 6-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the New York Giants 5-4, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Giants 3-2. The Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox played to a 3-3 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns and the Chicago American Giants, and the Boston Braves and the Chicago Cubs. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 8, 1945 and the next, Sep 10, 1945. The 1945 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.