Games on September 6, 1948

The games of September 6, 1948

On September 6, 1948, 22 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Chicago American Giants' 14-4 win over the Cleveland Buckeyes. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Browns beat the Detroit Tigers 11-10. Shutouts: the Boston Braves over the Brooklyn Dodgers (4-0), the Cleveland Indians over the Chicago White Sox (1-0), and the Birmingham Black Barons over the Memphis Red Sox (3-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Braves 2-1 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the New York Giants 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the Homestead Grays topped the Baltimore Elite Giants 7-2, the Homestead Grays topped the Baltimore Elite Giants 10-5, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Chicago White Sox, 3-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 3-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-2, the Memphis Red Sox beat the Birmingham Black Barons 12-8, the Philadelphia Stars fell to the Newark Eagles, 11-1, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 6-4, the New York Yankees fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 6-2, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Giants, 3-0. The Homestead Grays and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves, and the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 5, 1948 and the next, Sep 7, 1948. For the wider picture, see the 1948 season.