Games on August 28, 1919

The games of August 28, 1919

Retrosheet's records show 8 games on August 28, 1919. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Phillies, 14-2 winners over the New York Giants. A shutout went on the board for the Boston Red Sox over the Philadelphia Athletics (2-0). One-run games: the Boston Braves 4-3 over the Brooklyn Robins and the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Washington Senators. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 8-3, the Boston Braves fell to the Brooklyn Robins, 5-1, the Washington Senators fell to the New York Yankees, 5-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Robins, and the Washington Senators and the New York Yankees. 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 27, 1919 and the next, Aug 29, 1919. For the wider picture, see the 1919 season.