Games on August 29, 1916

The games of August 29, 1916

Retrosheet's records show 11 games on August 29, 1916. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 9-1 winners over the New York Yankees. The highest-scoring game ended 9-5, the Boston Braves over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The day's shutouts were the Cleveland Indians over the Washington Senators (4-0). One-run games: the New York Giants 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds. Elsewhere, the St. Louis Browns beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3, the Boston Red Sox fell to the St. Louis Browns, 8-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 8-3, the Detroit Tigers topped the New York Yankees 4-1, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Chicago White Sox 9-2, the Boston Braves topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1, and the Brooklyn Robins topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4. The St. Louis Browns and the Boston Red Sox, the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, and the Boston Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 28, 1916 and the next, Aug 30, 1916. For the wider picture, see the 1916 season.