Games on September 1, 1958

The games of September 1, 1958

Retrosheet's records show 16 games on September 1, 1958. The most lopsided result was the Philadelphia Phillies' 9-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Redlegs (1-0) and the Baltimore Orioles over the Washington Senators (2-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox, the Milwaukee Braves 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, and the San Francisco Giants 6-5 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Elsewhere, the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 7-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Kansas City Athletics 7-4, the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Athletics 5-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the Milwaukee Braves 9-3, the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 4-2, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2, the Cincinnati Redlegs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-3, and the Baltimore Orioles topped the Washington Senators 10-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox, the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Athletics, and the Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Braves. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 31, 1958 and the next, Sep 2, 1958. The 1958 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.