Events of Thursday, August 9, 1928 (original) (raw)
Events of Thursday, August 9, 1928
Events of Thursday, August 9, 1928
8-8-1928 8-10-1928 8-9-1927 8-9-1929
NY A 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 - 7 10 2 BOS A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 2
BOX+PBP WP: Heimach (1-0) LP: Morris (14-10)
WAS A 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 3 3 0 PHI A 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 x - 8 12 3
BOX+PBP WP: Ehmke (9-3) LP: Braxton (7-7) HR: Simmons (12)
STL N 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 9 0 PIT N 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 x - 5 11 0
BOX+PBP WP: Hill (10-6) LP: Haines (11-7) SV: Grimes (2) HR: Frisch (10)
Standings At Close of Play of August 9, 1928
NL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA St. Louis Cardinals 107 67 40 0 .626 - 597 467 New York Giants 102 60 41 1 .594 4.0 544 446 Chicago Cubs 110 61 49 0 .555 7.5 513 451 Cincinnati Reds 108 59 48 1 .551 8.0 488 489 Pittsburgh Pirates 103 56 47 0 .544 9.0 536 491 Brooklyn Robins 108 52 54 2 .491 14.5 485 471 Boston Braves 96 31 65 0 .323 30.5 404 559 Philadelphia Phillies 98 28 70 0 .286 34.5 443 636
AL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Yankees 109 74 35 0 .679 - 652 500 Philadelphia Athletics 108 69 39 0 .639 4.5 599 449 St. Louis Browns 111 57 54 0 .514 18.0 542 536 Chicago White Sox 110 50 59 1 .459 24.0 485 538 Cleveland Indians 110 50 59 1 .459 24.0 504 565 Washington Senators 112 49 62 1 .441 26.0 535 549 Detroit Tigers 106 46 60 0 .434 26.5 504 556 Boston Red Sox 108 40 67 1 .374 33.0 424 552
Transactions
Waco (Texas) sent Earl Caldwell to Philadelphia Phillies for future considerations.