Games on September 28, 1939

The games of September 28, 1939

Retrosheet's records show 9 games on September 28, 1939. The New York Giants routed the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Athletics 8-4. A shutout went on the board for the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Boston Bees (3-0). One-run games: the Philadelphia Athletics 5-4 over the New York Yankees and the New York Giants 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the Boston Bees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-3, the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Senators 4-2, and the Washington Senators topped the Boston Red Sox 6-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Bees, the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees, and the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 27, 1939 and the next, Sep 29, 1939. The 1939 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.