Games on August 29, 1949

The games of August 29, 1949

The schedule for August 29, 1949 lists 11 games. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Elite Giants, 6-0 winners over the Kansas City Monarchs. The highest-scoring game ended 13-12, the Indianapolis Clowns over the Birmingham Black Barons. One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Philadelphia Athletics, the New York Giants 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Boston Braves 8-2, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-2, the Houston Eagles fell to the Memphis Red Sox, 4-2, and the Washington Senators fell to the St. Louis Browns, 2-1. The Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, 1949 and the next, Aug 30, 1949. The 1949 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.