Games on August 28, 1938

The games of August 28, 1938

On August 28, 1938, 16 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Atlanta Black Crackers' 8-3 win over the Memphis Red Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the Homestead Grays over the Pittsburgh Crawfords. A shutout went on the board for the Boston Bees over the St. Louis Cardinals (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Black Crackers 5-4 over the Memphis Red Sox, the Philadelphia Stars 5-4 over the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Chicago Cubs, 3-1, the New York Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-3, the Newark Eagles topped the New York Black Yankees 7-3, the St. Louis Browns fell to the New York Yankees, 4-2, the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Chicago White Sox 5-4, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 7-2, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-5, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Boston Bees 5-1, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators 6-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Memphis Red Sox and the Atlanta Black Crackers, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs, and the Chicago White Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 27, 1938 and the next, Aug 29, 1938. For the wider picture, see the 1938 season.