Games on August 28, 1946

The games of August 28, 1946

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on August 28, 1946. The St. Louis Browns routed the Philadelphia Athletics 7-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 13-8, the St. Louis Cardinals over the New York Giants. The day's shutouts were the Chicago American Giants over the Indianapolis Clowns (3-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the Boston Braves (2-0), and the Newark Eagles over the Baltimore Elite Giants (2-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the New York Giants, and the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the Detroit Tigers topped the Boston Red Sox 7-2, the Boston Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-4, the Memphis Red Sox fell to the Kansas City Monarchs, 12-9, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 4-0, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1. The Boston Braves and the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 27, 1946 and the next, Aug 29, 1946. The 1946 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.