Games on September 22, 1946

The games of September 22, 1946

14 games were played on September 22, 1946, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 8-1 winners over the Boston Braves. The highest-scoring game ended 8-5, the Chicago White Sox over the St. Louis Browns. Shutouts: the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians (3-0), the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Giants (1-0), and the St. Louis Browns over the Chicago White Sox (2-0). The closest finishes were the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Philadelphia Athletics, the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the New York Giants, and the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Boston Braves topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 7-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 4-2, and the Boston Red Sox topped the Washington Senators 4-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves, the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, and the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees. 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, Sep 21, 1946 and the next, Sep 23, 1946. The 1946 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.