Games on August 23, 1928

7 games

The games of August 23, 1928

On August 23, 1928, 7 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Pittsburgh Pirates' 13-3 win over the New York Giants. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Brooklyn Robins (2-0). One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox and the Washington Senators 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox. The rest of the slate: the Brooklyn Robins fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-1, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians 3-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the New York Giants, 6-3. The Brooklyn Robins and the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 22, 1928 and the next, Aug 24, 1928. The 1928 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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