Games on September 11, 1949

The games of September 11, 1949

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on September 11, 1949. The New York Yankees routed the Washington Senators 20-5, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Detroit Tigers over the Chicago White Sox (1-0) and the Philadelphia Athletics over the Boston Red Sox (4-0). The closest finishes were the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Washington Senators and the St. Louis Browns 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians. In the other games, the New York Giants fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 10-5, the Boston Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Boston Braves 6-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-5, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 6-4, and the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Washington Senators and the New York Yankees. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 10, 1949 and the next, Sep 13, 1949. For the wider picture, see the 1949 season.