Games on August 29, 1899
7 games
- NY1 6 @ CHN 2 No box score
- BLN 5 @ CIN 4 No box score
- BSN 9 @ CL4 1 No box score
- BSN 11 @ CL4 3 No box score
- PHI 8 @ LS3 7 No box score
- BRO 6 @ PIT 3 No box score
- WSN 13 @ SLN 7 No box score
The games of August 29, 1899
On August 29, 1899, 7 games went into the books. The Boston Beaneaters routed the Cleveland Spiders 9-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Washington Senators beat the St. Louis Perfectos 13-7. Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 over the Louisville Colonels. In the other games, the New York Giants beat the Chicago Orphans 6-2, the Boston Beaneaters topped the Cleveland Spiders 11-3, and the Brooklyn Superbas topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Beaneaters and the Cleveland Spiders. Every regular-season game on the date was won by the visiting club. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 28, 1899 and the next, Aug 30, 1899. For the wider picture, see the 1899 season.
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