Games on August 8, 1929

6 games

The games of August 8, 1929

On August 8, 1929, 6 games went into the books. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 9-6. One-run games: the Washington Senators 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the St. Louis Browns. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 6-2, the New York Yankees topped the Philadelphia Athletics 6-4, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox. 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 7, 1929 and the next, Aug 9, 1929. For the wider picture, see the 1929 season.

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