Games on September 3, 1946

11 games

The games of September 3, 1946

On September 3, 1946, 11 games went into the books. The Philadelphia Stars routed the Newark Eagles 12-7, the widest margin of the day. A shutout went on the board for the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Braves 5-4 over the New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Elite Giants fell to the New York Cubans, 6-4, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4, the Cleveland Buckeyes topped the Chicago American Giants 5-3, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Indianapolis Clowns 5-1, the Birmingham Black Barons topped the Memphis Red Sox 8-6, the Cleveland Indians topped the St. Louis Browns 5-3, and the Cleveland Indians topped the St. Louis Browns 7-3. The Cleveland Indians and the St. Louis Browns met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 2, 1946 and the next, Sep 4, 1946. For the wider picture, see the 1946 season.

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