Games on September 3, 1951

The games of September 3, 1951

The schedule for September 3, 1951 lists 16 games. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-1 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-10. Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Washington Senators, the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the St. Louis Browns, and the St. Louis Browns 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox topped the Washington Senators 8-4, the Boston Braves fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 7-2, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Boston Braves 7-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Chicago White Sox 5-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Giants 6-3, the New York Giants topped the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 3-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 3-2, and the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs. 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 2, 1951 and the next, Sep 4, 1951. For the wider picture, see the 1951 season.