Games on August 28, 1916

7 games

The games of August 28, 1916

The schedule for August 28, 1916 lists 7 games. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the Chicago Cubs 8-2, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the Philadelphia Athletics (1-0), the St. Louis Cardinals over the Brooklyn Robins (4-0), and the Washington Senators over the Cleveland Indians (2-0). Elsewhere, the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Giants 5-2, the Boston Braves fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Boston Braves, 8-2. The Boston Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 27, 1916 and the next, Aug 29, 1916. For the wider picture, see the 1916 season.

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