Games on August 28, 1953
8 games
- CIN 8 @ BRO 9 No box score
- BOS 4 @ CHA 3 No box score
- NYA 2 @ CLE 3 No box score
- WS1 7 @ DET 4 No box score
- MLN 3 @ NY1 1 No box score
- CHN 0 @ PHI 5 No box score
- SLN 10 @ PIT 9 No box score
- PHA 3 @ SLA 8 No box score
The games of August 28, 1953
On August 28, 1953, 8 games went into the books. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the Chicago Cubs 5-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The closest finishes were the Brooklyn Dodgers 9-8 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the New York Yankees. In the other games, the Washington Senators topped the Detroit Tigers 7-4, the Milwaukee Braves topped the New York Giants 3-1, and the St. Louis Browns beat the Philadelphia Athletics 8-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 27, 1953 and the next, Aug 29, 1953. For the wider picture, see the 1953 season.
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