Games on September 16, 1951

The games of September 16, 1951

The schedule for September 16, 1951 lists 12 games. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-2 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Athletics beat the St. Louis Browns 7-5. Shutouts: the Cincinnati Reds over the Boston Braves (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, the Boston Braves 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 6-1, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 5-1, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the St. Louis Browns 7-1, the New York Giants topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1, the New York Giants topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4, and the Washington Senators fell to the Detroit Tigers, 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, the St. Louis Browns and the Philadelphia Athletics, and the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 15, 1951 and the next, Sep 17, 1951. For the wider picture, see the 1951 season.