Games on September 1, 1947

The games of September 1, 1947

The schedule for September 1, 1947 lists 24 games. The widest margin belonged to the Cincinnati Reds, 13-2 winners over the Chicago Cubs. The highest-scoring game ended 12-11, the Memphis Red Sox over the Birmingham Black Barons. The day's shutouts were the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies (5-0), the Philadelphia Phillies over the Brooklyn Dodgers (5-0), and the Chicago Cubs over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago American Giants 2-1 over the Indianapolis Clowns, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the St. Louis Browns, the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Philadelphia Stars 9-8 over the Homestead Grays. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 6-3, the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 4-1, the Chicago American Giants beat the Indianapolis Clowns 10-1, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 7-2, the Homestead Grays topped the Philadelphia Stars 5-3, the Birmingham Black Barons topped the Memphis Red Sox 5-1, the New York Giants beat the Boston Braves 2-1, the New York Giants beat the Boston Braves 12-2, and the New York Cubans topped the New York Black Yankees 8-0. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Indianapolis Clowns and the Chicago American Giants. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 31, 1947 and the next, Sep 2, 1947. The 1947 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.