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AUGUST
1928

Wednesday, August 1st

IN THE NEWS: Babe Ruth hits HR No. 42 and is four weeks ahead of his 1927 pace.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 1, 1928
Chicago White Sox 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 7, Boston Red Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Philadelphia Athletics 6, Cleveland Indians 4 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 10, Washington Senators 5 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 12, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, August 2nd

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 2, 1928
Chicago White Sox 6, Boston Red Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Philadelphia Athletics 6, Cleveland Indians 0 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 5, Washington Senators 4 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 4, New York Yankees 3 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 18, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Baker Bowl
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, August 3rd

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 3, 1928
Boston Red Sox 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 9, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at League Park II
Washington Senators 9, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 8, New York Yankees 0 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 14, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Baker Bowl
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, August 4th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 4, 1928
New York Yankees 8, Chicago White Sox 6 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 2, Washington Senators 1 at League Park II
Philadelphia Athletics 7, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 11, Boston Red Sox 3 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 16, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 13, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 10, Cincinnati Reds 9 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 14, Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Baker Bowl
Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Baker Bowl
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, August 5th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 5, 1928
Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 4 at Comiskey Park I
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 3, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 2 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, New York Giants 4 at Polo Grounds V
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, August 6th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 6, 1928
Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 4 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 7, Washington Senators 4 at League Park II
Washington Senators 11, Cleveland Indians 2 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 8, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 9, Boston Red Sox 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Chicago Cubs 7 at Baker Bowl
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 1 at Baker Bowl
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, August 7th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 7, 1928
New York Yankees 6, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Washington Senators 8, Cleveland Indians 0 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 4, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 10, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Baker Bowl
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, August 8th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 8, 1928
Boston Braves 6, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 12, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Braves Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 10, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Baker Bowl
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, August 9th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 9, 1928
New York Yankees 7, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park
Philadelphia Athletics 8, Washington Senators 3 at Shibe Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, August 10th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 10, 1928
New York Yankees 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 5, St. Louis Browns 3 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 8, Cleveland Indians 7 at League Park II
Philadelphia Athletics 8, Washington Senators 0 at Shibe Park
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Boston Braves 1 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 8, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, August 11th

IN THE NEWS: Carl Hubbell's first major-league victory is a 4-0 shutout of the Phils. He'll be 10-6 down the stretch and will pitch 16 years with the Giants.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 11, 1928
New York Yankees 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 10, Cleveland Indians 4 at League Park II
Philadelphia Athletics 3, Washington Senators 2 at Shibe Park
Boston Braves 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Polo Grounds V
Cincinnati Reds 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field
Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, August 12th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 12, 1928
St. Louis Browns 7, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at League Park II
New York Yankees 8, Boston Red Sox 0 at Yankee Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Boston Braves 1 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Crosley Field
Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, August 13th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 13, 1928
Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 2 at Fenway Park
Philadelphia Athletics 7, Detroit Tigers 1 at Shibe Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, August 14th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 14, 1928
Cleveland Indians 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Detroit Tigers 4, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 3, St. Louis Browns 0 at Griffith Stadium
New York Giants 10, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Boston Braves 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, August 15th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 15, 1928
Cleveland Indians 7, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 8, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium
Detroit Tigers 6, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 4, St. Louis Browns 3 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 6, New York Giants 5 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 11, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Boston Braves 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, August 16th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 16, 1928
Cleveland Indians 10, Boston Red Sox 8 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 11, Chicago White Sox 1 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 18, Detroit Tigers 6 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 7, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 6, New York Giants 2 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 13, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Forbes Field
Boston Braves 9, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, August 17th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 17, 1928
Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Fenway Park
Washington Senators 3, Detroit Tigers 1 at Griffith Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 2, Boston Braves 1 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Forbes Field
New York Giants 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, August 18th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 18, 1928
Boston Red Sox 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 8, Cleveland Indians 5 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 3, St. Louis Browns 2 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 3, Detroit Tigers 1 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 11, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Wrigley Field
Boston Braves 10, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Forbes Field
Philadelphia Phillies 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Forbes Field
New York Giants 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, August 19th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 19, 1928
Cleveland Indians 3, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 10, Cleveland Indians 2 at Yankee Stadium
Detroit Tigers 9, Washington Senators 6 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Boston Braves 3 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, August 20th

IN THE NEWS: Art Shires of the White Sox strokes four hits, including a triple, in his major-league debut.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 20, 1928
Chicago White Sox 6, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 9, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Phillies 11, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 14, Pittsburgh Pirates 11 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, August 21st

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 21, 1928
Detroit Tigers 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 3, St. Louis Browns 1 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 12, Cleveland Indians 4 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 3, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, New York Giants 2 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Boston Braves 2 at Forbes Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, August 22nd

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 22, 1928
Detroit Tigers 7, Boston Red Sox 6 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
Philadelphia Athletics 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 2, Chicago White Sox 0 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Giants 4 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Boston Braves 3 at Forbes Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, August 23rd

IN THE NEWS: The Yankees pick up lefty Tom Zachary on waivers from Washington.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 23, 1928
Detroit Tigers 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park
Philadelphia Athletics 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Griffith Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 13, New York Giants 3 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, August 24th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 24, 1928
Boston Red Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 5, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Browns 3, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 1, Cleveland Indians 0 at Shibe Park
Chicago Cubs 4, Boston Braves 1 at Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs 4, Boston Braves 3 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 16, New York Giants 5 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, August 25th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 25, 1928
Boston Red Sox 7, St. Louis Browns 4 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 9, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 7, Detroit Tigers 0 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 9, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 13, Chicago White Sox 4 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 10, Washington Senators 9 at Griffith Stadium
Washington Senators 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 7, Boston Braves 3 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, New York Giants 1 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, August 26th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 26, 1928
Washington Senators 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at Griffith Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, New York Giants 3 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 6, Boston Braves 3 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Crosley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, August 27th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 27, 1928
St. Louis Browns 8, Boston Red Sox 6 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 4, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 5, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 11, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, August 28th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 28, 1928
St. Louis Browns 8, Boston Red Sox 6 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 8, Cleveland Indians 4 at Tiger Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
Boston Braves 3, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V
Boston Braves 7, New York Giants 5 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 16, Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, August 29th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 29, 1928
St. Louis Browns 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 9, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 6, Chicago White Sox 2 at Shibe Park
Boston Braves 8, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, August 30th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 30, 1928
Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 3, New York Yankees 1 at Griffith Stadium
Boston Braves 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 2, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, August 31st

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 31, 1928
Philadelphia Athletics 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Boston Braves 3 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)