Games on September 12, 1948

The games of September 12, 1948

14 games were played on September 12, 1948, according to Retrosheet. In the League Championship Series, the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Kansas City Monarchs 6-5. The widest margin belonged to the Newark Eagles, 8-2 winners over the Baltimore Elite Giants. The highest-scoring game ended 10-8, the Philadelphia Stars over the New York Cubans. One-run games: the Boston Braves 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 over the Cincinnati Reds. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Elite Giants fell to the Newark Eagles, 5-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 10-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 7-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the St. Louis Browns 6-4, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Cleveland Indians, 3-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-2, the New York Giants topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3, the Boston Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-4, and the Washington Senators fell to the New York Yankees, 10-5. The St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians played to a 3-3 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Newark Eagles and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians, and the Boston Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies. Where Retrosheet has a full box score, the game links to it. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 11, 1948 and the next, Sep 13, 1948. For the wider picture, see the 1948 season.