Games on August 29, 1898

5 games

The games of August 29, 1898

5 games were played on August 29, 1898, according to Retrosheet. The Louisville Colonels routed the Washington Senators 8-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Brooklyn Bridegrooms beat the Cleveland Spiders 13-7. One-run games: the New York Giants 2-1 over the Chicago Orphans and the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the Boston Beaneaters beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 28, 1898 and the next, Aug 30, 1898. The 1898 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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