Games on August 28, 1949

The games of August 28, 1949

17 games were played on August 28, 1949, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Washington Senators' 13-2 win over the St. Louis Browns. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Braves 9-7. Shutouts: the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Pittsburgh Pirates (9-0) and the Houston Eagles over the Memphis Red Sox (3-0). One-run games: the Birmingham Black Barons 2-1 over the Indianapolis Clowns, the Kansas City Monarchs 5-4 over the Baltimore Elite Giants, the New York Yankees 8-7 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Elite Giants beat the Kansas City Monarchs 4-1, the Boston Braves fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-1, the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 7-5, the Detroit Tigers topped the Philadelphia Athletics 6-4, the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Giants 10-3, the New York Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-4, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2, and the St. Louis Browns beat the Washington Senators 4-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Kansas City Monarchs and the Baltimore Elite Giants, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Braves, and the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox. 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, 1949 and the next, Aug 29, 1949. The 1949 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.