Games on September 11, 1955

The games of September 11, 1955

On September 11, 1955, 14 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Cincinnati Redlegs' 9-0 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Giants 7-5. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the Washington Senators (8-0) and the Washington Senators over the Detroit Tigers (1-0). One-run games: the Kansas City Athletics 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Milwaukee Braves 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the New York Yankees, and the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Kansas City Athletics 4-2, the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2, the Cincinnati Redlegs topped the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3, the Milwaukee Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 9-1, and the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 6-1. The Kansas City Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles, the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, and the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Redlegs each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 10, 1955 and the next, Sep 12, 1955. For the wider picture, see the 1955 season.