Games on September 16, 1945

The games of September 16, 1945

On September 16, 1945, 17 games went into the books. The day's championship series game went to the Cleveland Buckeyes, 4-2 over the Homestead Grays. The most lopsided result was the New York Giants' 9-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The highest-scoring game ended 10-3, the St. Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies. The day's shutouts were the Cleveland Indians over the Philadelphia Athletics (3-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Boston Braves 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Boston Braves, and the New York Yankees 5-4 over the St. Louis Browns. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Boston Red Sox 6-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Chicago Cubs, 4-2, the St. Louis Browns beat the New York Yankees 6-2, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians 7-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Giants 3-2, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-3, the Washington Senators beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2, and the Washington Senators fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-4. The Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, and the Boston Braves and the Cincinnati Reds each met twice, as doubleheaders. Full box scores are linked for the games marked with one; the rest show the final score only. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 15, 1945 and the next, Sep 17, 1945. The 1945 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.