Games on August 29, 1954

The games of August 29, 1954

On August 29, 1954, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Detroit Tigers' 14-3 win over the Philadelphia Athletics. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the Washington Senators (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Redlegs 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the New York Giants. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Boston Red Sox 8-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Chicago Cubs, 4-1, the Cincinnati Redlegs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Milwaukee Braves 12-4, the Milwaukee Braves fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 11-4, the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1, the New York Giants topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4, and the Baltimore Orioles topped the Washington Senators 8-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, and the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Redlegs. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 28, 1954 and the next, Aug 30, 1954. The 1954 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.