Games on September 23, 1947

The games of September 23, 1947

The schedule for September 23, 1947 lists 10 games. In the championship series, the New York Cubans beat the Cleveland Buckeyes 6-0. The Philadelphia Athletics routed the Boston Red Sox 9-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-4, the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The day's shutouts were the New York Yankees over the Washington Senators (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Philadelphia Athletics. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the New York Giants 6-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-2, the Washington Senators fell to the New York Yankees, 3-1, and the Cleveland Indians beat the St. Louis Browns 7-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox and the Washington Senators and the New York Yankees. Full box scores are linked for the games marked with one; the rest show the final score only. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 22, 1947 and the next, Sep 24, 1947. For the wider picture, see the 1947 season.