Games on August 29, 1908

The games of August 29, 1908

The schedule for August 29, 1908 lists 12 games. The Boston Red Sox routed the St. Louis Browns 11-5, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the New York Highlanders (1-0), the Philadelphia Athletics over the Detroit Tigers (4-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Boston Doves fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-5, the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Highlanders 6-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1, the Brooklyn Superbas topped the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2, the Washington Senators beat the Cleveland Naps 4-2, and the Washington Senators beat the Cleveland Naps 3-0. The Chicago White Sox and the New York Highlanders, the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, 1908 and the next, Aug 30, 1908. The 1908 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.