Games on September 14, 1947

The games of September 14, 1947

On September 14, 1947, 21 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Birmingham Black Barons, 15-2 winners over the Chicago American Giants. The highest-scoring game ended 16-6, the Detroit Tigers over the Washington Senators. The day's shutouts were the New York Cubans over the Baltimore Elite Giants (8-0), the Baltimore Elite Giants over the New York Cubans (10-0), and the Boston Braves over the Chicago Cubs (1-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago American Giants 10-9 over the Birmingham Black Barons and the Homestead Grays 3-2 over the Newark Eagles. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 1-1, the Boston Braves fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-1, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 13-2, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Cincinnati Reds 6-3, the Memphis Red Sox topped the Kansas City Monarchs 10-6, the Memphis Red Sox topped the Kansas City Monarchs 5-1, the Newark Eagles beat the Homestead Grays 5-1, the St. Louis Browns fell to the New York Yankees, 6-4, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 11-9, and the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians 4-4. The Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox played to a 1-1 tie. The New York Cubans and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Birmingham Black Barons and the Chicago American Giants, and the Boston Braves and the Chicago Cubs each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 13, 1947 and the next, Sep 15, 1947. The 1947 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.