Games on September 18, 1949

The games of September 18, 1949

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on September 18, 1949. In the League Championship Series, the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the Chicago American Giants 5-4. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Cardinals' 15-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 over the Boston Braves and the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Washington Senators. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox topped the Chicago White Sox 11-5, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Chicago Cubs 7-1, the Boston Braves fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 1-1, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 7-3, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 7-5, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the St. Louis Browns 7-4, the New York Giants topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 13-4, the New York Giants fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-2, and the Detroit Tigers topped the Washington Senators 5-2. The Boston Braves and the Cincinnati Reds played to a 1-1 tie. The Boston Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, the St. Louis Browns and the Philadelphia Athletics, and the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates 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 17, 1949 and the next, Sep 19, 1949. For the wider picture, see the 1949 season.