Games on August 28, 1930
10 games · 1 with box score
- PHA 1 @ BOS 2 No box score
- SLN 8 @ CHN 7 No box score
- CHA 5 @ CLE 10 No box score
- HOM 5 @ DT1 3 Championship Box score →
- BRO 8 @ NY1 7 No box score
- BSN 13 @ PHI 10 No box score
- CIN 12 @ PIT 16 No box score
- CIN 2 @ PIT 11 No box score
- DET 1 @ SLA 9 No box score
- NYA 3 @ WS1 6 No box score
The games of August 28, 1930
On August 28, 1930, 10 games went into the books. In the championship series, the Homestead Grays beat the Detroit Stars 5-3. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 11-2 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. The highest-scoring game ended 16-12, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds. The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Philadelphia Athletics, the St. Louis Cardinals 8-7 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Brooklyn Robins 8-7 over the New York Giants. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 10-5, the Boston Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 13-10, the St. Louis Browns beat the Detroit Tigers 9-1, and the New York Yankees fell to the Washington Senators, 6-3. The Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates met twice, as a doubleheader. Where Retrosheet has a full box score, the game links to it. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 27, 1930 and the next, Aug 29, 1930. The 1930 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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