Games on August 28, 1909

The games of August 28, 1909

Retrosheet's records show 11 games on August 28, 1909. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Doves 7-6. Shutouts went on the board for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Brooklyn Superbas (3-0) and the Philadelphia Athletics over the St. Louis Browns (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Washington Senators, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Cleveland Naps, the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the New York Highlanders, and the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Brooklyn Superbas 7-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Washington Senators 6-4, and the New York Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-1. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Superbas, the Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox, and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 27, 1909 and the next, Aug 29, 1909. For the wider picture, see the 1909 season.