Games on August 29, 1914

The games of August 29, 1914

14 games were played on August 29, 1914, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Kansas City Packers' 8-3 win over the Indianapolis Hoosiers. Runs came easiest when the New York Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5. Shutouts: the Pittsburgh Rebels over the Baltimore Terrapins (2-0), the Chicago Cubs over the New York Giants (1-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Brooklyn Robins (1-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers, the Philadelphia Athletics 2-1 over the Cleveland Naps, the Brooklyn Robins 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the St. Louis Terriers 1-0 over the Chicago Chi-Feds. The rest of the slate: the Buffalo Buffeds fell to the Brooklyn Tip-Tops, 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2, the Boston Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0, the Boston Braves topped the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Washington Senators 2-1. The New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, the Brooklyn Robins and the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Boston Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 28, 1914 and the next, Aug 30, 1914. The 1914 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.