Games on August 29, 1944

The games of August 29, 1944

13 games were played on August 29, 1944, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago Cubs, 15-4 winners over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Shutouts went on the board for the Detroit Tigers over the Chicago White Sox (7-0), the Newark Eagles over the Homestead Grays (10-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-1 over the Philadelphia Blue Jays and the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the New York Giants beat the Boston Braves 4-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the St. Louis Browns, 8-3, the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns topped the Memphis Red Sox 3-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 8-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 11-2, the Washington Senators fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 3-1, and the Washington Senators fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 11-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, and the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Athletics. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 28, 1944 and the next, Aug 30, 1944. For the wider picture, see the 1944 season.