Games on September 29, 1946

The games of September 29, 1946

Retrosheet's records show 11 games on September 29, 1946. In the championship series, the Newark Eagles beat the Kansas City Monarchs 3-2. The widest margin belonged to the Washington Senators, 7-0 winners over the Boston Red Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the St. Louis Browns over the Chicago White Sox. Shutouts: the Boston Braves over the Brooklyn Dodgers (4-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0), and the New York Yankees over the Philadelphia Athletics (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Philadelphia Athletics. The rest of the slate: the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-1, the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1, and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-3. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Athletics each met twice, as doubleheaders. Where Retrosheet has a full box score, the game links to it. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 28, 1946 and the next, Oct 1, 1946. The 1946 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.