Games on August 28, 1942

The games of August 28, 1942

10 games were played on August 28, 1942, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 16-3 winners over the New York Black Yankees. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox (4-0) and the New York Yankees over the Cleveland Indians (3-0). One-run games: the St. Louis Browns 5-4 over the Philadelphia Athletics. Elsewhere, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Chicago Cubs 7-1, the Boston Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes beat the Memphis Red Sox 7-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-4, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-5, and the Washington Senators fell to the Detroit Tigers, 10-7. The Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals met twice, as a doubleheader. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 27, 1942 and the next, Aug 29, 1942. For the wider picture, see the 1942 season.