Games on September 11, 1948

The games of September 11, 1948

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on September 11, 1948. The day's League Championship Series game went to the Birmingham Black Barons, 5-4 over the Kansas City Monarchs. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Braves, 13-2 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 13-12. The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Philadelphia Athletics, the New York Giants 2-1 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Athletics 9-1, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the St. Louis Browns 9-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-4, the New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-4, the Boston Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1, and the New York Yankees topped the Washington Senators 6-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, the St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians, and the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. 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 10, 1948 and the next, Sep 12, 1948. The 1948 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.