Games on September 1, 1946

The games of September 1, 1946

21 games were played on September 1, 1946, according to Retrosheet. The Chicago American Giants routed the Cleveland Buckeyes 17-7, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Birmingham Black Barons over the Memphis Red Sox (1-0) and the Boston Braves over the Philadelphia Phillies (8-0). One-run games: the Memphis Red Sox 4-3 over the Birmingham Black Barons, the Baltimore Elite Giants 3-2 over the Homestead Grays, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Chicago Cubs 9-8 over the Cincinnati Reds. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Elite Giants topped the Homestead Grays 5-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-2, the Cleveland Buckeyes topped the Chicago American Giants 8-4, the Indianapolis Clowns beat the Kansas City Monarchs 4-2, the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Indianapolis Clowns 4-3, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Giants 3-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Giants 2-1, the Newark Eagles beat the New York Black Yankees 3-2, and the New York Cubans beat the Philadelphia Stars 6-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Memphis Red Sox and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Homestead Grays and the Baltimore Elite Giants, and the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds. 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, Aug 31, 1946 and the next, Sep 2, 1946. The 1946 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.