Events of Saturday, August 28, 1926 (original) (raw)
Events of Saturday, August 28, 1926
Events of Saturday, August 28, 1926
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CLE A 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 - 6 10 1 (1) BOS A 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 3
BOX+PBP WP: Levsen (13-11) LP: Wiltse (6-14)
CLE A 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 - 5 11 0 (2) BOS A 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 4 3
BOX+PBP WP: Levsen (14-11) LP: Harriss (9-12)
DET A 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 - 8 16 0 NY A 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 7 1
BOX+PBP WP: Stoner (7-5) LP: Shawkey (5-6) HR: Ruth (40), Meusel (10)
STL A 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 11 2 PHI A 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 x - 5 10 2
BOX+PBP WP: Ehmke (11-13) LP: Nevers (2-4)
CHI A 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 4 WAS A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 - 3 9 1
BOX+PBP WP: Murray (2-2) LP: Edwards (5-8)
BOS N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 8 1 CHI N 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 x - 5 9 0
BOX+PBP WP: Osborn (5-5) LP: Benton (12-12)
BRO N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 2 CIN N 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 x - 7 15 0
BOX+PBP WP: Luque (11-13) LP: Barnes (8-10)
NY N 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 - 7 9 3 PIT N 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 x - 8 7 0
BOX+PBP WP: Meadows (17-6) LP: Greenfield (11-11) SV: Morrison (2)
PHI N 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 2 STL N 0 0 6 0 0 1 2 0 x - 9 9 1
BOX+PBP WP: Reinhart (7-4) LP: Pierce (1-6)
Standings At Close of Play of August 28, 1926
NL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Pittsburgh Pirates 122 70 49 3 .588 - 640 545 Cincinnati Reds 127 73 52 2 .584 - 643 538 St. Louis Cardinals 126 72 53 1 .576 1.0 654 579 Chicago Cubs 125 67 57 1 .540 5.5 577 508 New York Giants 122 59 63 0 .484 12.5 537 551 Brooklyn Robins 130 59 69 2 .461 15.5 530 593 Boston Braves 124 48 75 1 .390 24.0 518 607 Philadelphia Phillies 120 45 75 0 .375 25.5 550 728
AL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Yankees 126 78 47 1 .624 - 717 595 Cleveland Indians 127 72 55 0 .567 7.0 617 517 Philadelphia Athletics 127 70 57 0 .551 9.0 571 496 Detroit Tigers 127 66 58 3 .532 11.5 662 663 Washington Senators 125 63 60 2 .512 14.0 659 646 Chicago White Sox 127 61 64 2 .488 17.0 587 547 St. Louis Browns 128 52 75 1 .409 27.0 578 704 Boston Red Sox 131 42 88 1 .323 38.5 496 719
Births on This Date
Last Games on This Date
Team Player Name (Age) PHI N George Stutz (37)
Transactions
St. Louis Cardinals claimed Frank Snyder from New York Giants on waivers.
Louisville (American Association) traded Earl Webb to Chicago Cubs in exchange for cash and a player to be named later; Louisville (American Association) received Mandy Brooks (November 17, 1926).