Games on September 19, 1948

16 games · 2 with box scores

The games of September 19, 1948

On September 19, 1948, 16 games went into the books. In the League Championship Series, the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the Homestead Grays 11-3. In the League Championship Series, the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Birmingham Black Barons 3-1. The most lopsided result was the Brooklyn Dodgers' 8-1 win over the Chicago Cubs. The highest-scoring game ended 10-7, the Washington Senators over the Chicago White Sox. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the Philadelphia Athletics (2-0). One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the New York Giants. Elsewhere, the Boston Braves topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the Washington Senators beat the Chicago White Sox 8-6, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-3, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 8-6, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the New York Giants 3-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-6, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3, the St. Louis Browns beat the New York Yankees 8-6, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the New York Yankees, 9-6. The Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox, the Philadelphia Athletics and the Cleveland Indians, and the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers each met twice, as doubleheaders. Where Retrosheet has a full box score, the game links to it. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 18, 1948 and the next, Sep 20, 1948. The 1948 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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