Games on September 3, 1928

The games of September 3, 1928

On September 3, 1928, 14 games went into the books. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Chicago Cubs 16-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 16-10, the St. Louis Browns over the Cleveland Indians. One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the New York Yankees 8-7 over the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the New York Yankees, and the New York Giants 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 5-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5, the Cincinnati Reds topped the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2, the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3, the St. Louis Browns topped the Cleveland Indians 5-3, the Washington Senators beat the Philadelphia Athletics 6-1, and the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Washington Senators, 5-4. The Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees 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, Sep 2, 1928 and the next, Sep 4, 1928. The 1928 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.