Games on September 12, 1947

The games of September 12, 1947

Retrosheet's records show 11 games on September 12, 1947. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Browns' 9-3 win over the Washington Senators. Runs came easiest when the Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 11-6. Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Memphis Red Sox 2-1 over the Indianapolis Clowns, the New York Cubans 5-4 over the Newark Eagles, and the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Philadelphia Athletics. The rest of the slate: the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-5, the Newark Eagles fell to the New York Cubans, 7-5, the New York Yankees fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Boston Braves 4-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-7. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs and the New York Cubans and the Newark Eagles each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 11, 1947 and the next, Sep 13, 1947. The 1947 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.