Games on August 29, 1943

The games of August 29, 1943

On August 29, 1943, 24 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 16-5 winners over the Philadelphia Stars. Shutouts: the Boston Braves over the New York Giants (1-0), the New York Cubans over the Newark Eagles (4-0), and the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Philadelphia Blue Jays (8-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Cleveland Buckeyes 5-4 over the Birmingham Black Barons, and the Washington Senators 5-4 over the Philadelphia Athletics. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the Philadelphia Stars 6-1, the New York Giants fell to the Boston Braves, 4-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-3, the Cleveland Buckeyes fell to the Birmingham Black Barons, 3-1, the Chicago American Giants beat the Memphis Red Sox 11-7, the Chicago American Giants beat the Memphis Red Sox 7-2, the Newark Eagles fell to the New York Cubans, 4-1, the New York Yankees topped the Boston Red Sox 6-4, and the New York Yankees topped the Boston Red Sox 5-1. The Philadelphia Stars and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the New York Giants and the Boston Braves, and the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 28, 1943 and the next, Aug 30, 1943. For the wider picture, see the 1943 season.