Games on September 21, 1949

The games of September 21, 1949

11 games were played on September 21, 1949, according to Retrosheet. The Washington Senators routed the St. Louis Browns 7-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Chicago White Sox over the New York Yankees. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Cardinals over the Brooklyn Dodgers (1-0) and the Brooklyn Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the New York Giants. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 9-6, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-6, the New York Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the Philadelphia Athletics 4-1, and the Boston Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-7. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs, the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Brooklyn Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 20, 1949 and the next, Sep 22, 1949. The 1949 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.