Games on September 8, 1951

8 games

The games of September 8, 1951

On September 8, 1951, 8 games went into the books. The Brooklyn Dodgers routed the New York Giants 9-0, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts went on the board for the Boston Braves over the Philadelphia Phillies (5-0) and the New York Yankees over the Washington Senators (4-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers and the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Athletics 6-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-2, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-3. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 7, 1951 and the next, Sep 9, 1951. For the wider picture, see the 1951 season.

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