Games on September 23, 1945

The games of September 23, 1945

On September 23, 1945, 12 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Brooklyn Dodgers' 9-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The highest-scoring game ended 9-6, the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Browns over the Detroit Tigers (5-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the New York Yankees, the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-2, the Boston Braves topped the New York Giants 4-1, the Boston Braves beat the New York Giants 7-3, and the Washington Senators topped the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3. The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Boston Braves and the New York Giants each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 22, 1945 and the next, Sep 25, 1945. The 1945 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.