Events of Wednesday, August 15, 1928 (original) (raw)
Events of Wednesday, August 15, 1928
Events of Wednesday, August 15, 1928
8-14-1928 8-16-1928 8-15-1927 8-15-1929
CLE A 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 - 7 11 0 BOS A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 3
BOX+PBP WP: Shaute (12-12) LP: Griffin (0-3)
CHI A 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 - 8 9 3 NY A 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 - 4 8 2
BOX+PBP WP: Faber (9-6) LP: Pipgras (19-9) HR: Crouse (2), Faber (1), Ruth (45), Dugan (6)
DET A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 - 6 9 0 PHI A 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 3 7 2
BOX+PBP WP: Gibson (2-5) LP: Quinn (15-5) SV: Smith (2)
STL A 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 11 0 WAS A 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 x - 4 10 1
BOX+PBP WP: Braxton (8-7) LP: Gray (18-9)
NY N 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 5 13 2 CHI N 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 - 6 10 0
BOX+PBP WP: Blake (12-7) LP: Faulkner (8-7) HR: Ott (13), McMillan (1)
PHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 - 4 9 4 CIN N 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 x - 11 14 0
BOX+PBP WP: Kolp (10-7) LP: Ring (3-12) SV: Rixey (1)
BRO N 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 - 6 11 0 PIT N 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 - 5 12 2
BOX+PBP WP: Vance (16-8) LP: Fussell (5-7) SV: Petty (1) HR: Harris (1), Hillis (1)
BOS N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 7 2 STL N 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 x - 7 12 0
BOX+PBP WP: Sherdel (15-6) LP: B. Smith (8-11) HR: Bottomley (26)
Standings At Close of Play of August 15, 1928
NL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA St. Louis Cardinals 112 70 42 0 .625 - 615 481 New York Giants 106 63 42 1 .600 3.5 571 458 Chicago Cubs 114 64 50 0 .561 7.0 530 469 Cincinnati Reds 112 62 49 1 .559 7.5 510 502 Pittsburgh Pirates 108 58 50 0 .537 10.0 552 503 Brooklyn Robins 114 55 57 2 .491 15.0 504 492 Boston Braves 101 32 69 0 .317 32.5 414 582 Philadelphia Phillies 103 29 74 0 .282 36.5 460 669
AL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Yankees 114 77 37 0 .675 - 676 517 Philadelphia Athletics 113 72 41 0 .637 4.5 621 462 St. Louis Browns 116 59 57 0 .509 19.0 559 550 Chicago White Sox 115 53 61 1 .465 24.0 505 558 Cleveland Indians 116 53 62 1 .461 24.5 529 592 Detroit Tigers 112 50 62 0 .446 26.0 535 581 Washington Senators 116 51 64 1 .443 26.5 544 563 Boston Red Sox 114 41 72 1 .363 35.5 435 581
Debuts on This Date
Team Player Name (Age) NY A Bill Dickey (21)
Transactions
Sacramento (PCL) sold Dutch Hoffman to Chicago White Sox.
Rock Island (Mississippi Valley) sold Si Johnson to Cincinnati Reds for $3000. (date approximate)