Games on September 13, 1953

The games of September 13, 1953

On September 13, 1953, 12 games went into the books. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Philadelphia Phillies 17-3, the widest margin of the day. A shutout went on the board for the Philadelphia Athletics over the St. Louis Browns (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 7-6 over the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Milwaukee Braves 2-1 over the New York Giants. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-6, the New York Giants topped the Milwaukee Braves 7-4, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 6-3, the St. Louis Browns topped the Philadelphia Athletics 5-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Washington Senators 10-4, and the Detroit Tigers topped the Washington Senators 6-4. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, the New York Giants and the Milwaukee Braves, and the St. Louis Browns and the Philadelphia Athletics each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 12, 1953 and the next, Sep 14, 1953. The 1953 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.