Games on September 16, 1947

The games of September 16, 1947

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on September 16, 1947. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Browns, 8-2 winners over the New York Yankees. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox (5-0). The closest finishes were the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the Chicago White Sox, 8-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 7-3, the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns 8-3, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-3, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians 7-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the New York Giants, 7-2, and the Detroit Tigers fell to the Washington Senators, 4-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, the St. Louis Browns and the New York Yankees, and the Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Athletics. 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 15, 1947 and the next, Sep 17, 1947. The 1947 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.