Events of Tuesday, August 27, 1929 (original) (raw)
Events of Tuesday, August 27, 1929
Events of Tuesday, August 27, 1929
8-26-1929 8-28-1929 8-27-1928 8-27-1930
CIN N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 CHI N 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 x - 4 7 0
BOX+PBP WP: Blake (11-11) LP: Luque (5-15) HR: Walker (7)
PIT N 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 - 4 10 0 PHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 x - 7 12 3
BOX+PBP WP: Smythe (2-1) LP: Brame (12-9)
PHI A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 NY A 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 2 6 0
BOX+PBP WP: Pipgras (14-9) LP: Earnshaw (19-7)
BOS A 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 2 WAS A 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 12 1
BOX+PBP WP: Braxton (12-9) LP: MacFayden (8-15) HR: Goslin (15)
Standings At Close of Play of August 27, 1929
NL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Chicago Cubs 123 82 37 4 .689 - 792 568 Pittsburgh Pirates 119 67 51 1 .568 14.5 697 622 New York Giants 122 66 55 1 .545 17.0 735 578 St. Louis Cardinals 122 60 60 2 .500 22.5 680 659 Brooklyn Robins 119 54 65 0 .454 28.0 597 707 Philadelphia Phillies 121 51 69 1 .425 31.5 690 853 Cincinnati Reds 124 52 71 1 .423 32.0 558 615 Boston Braves 120 48 72 0 .400 34.5 510 657
AL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Philadelphia Athletics 124 84 39 1 .683 - 758 500 New York Yankees 119 70 49 0 .588 12.0 719 584 St. Louis Browns 123 65 57 1 .533 18.5 626 608 Cleveland Indians 121 63 58 0 .521 20.0 586 637 Detroit Tigers 122 57 65 0 .467 26.5 752 742 Washington Senators 119 54 65 0 .454 28.0 593 621 Chicago White Sox 122 49 73 0 .402 34.5 485 634 Boston Red Sox 122 43 79 0 .352 40.5 469 662
Deaths on This Date
George Sneeden (69) Charlie Snow (80)
Transactions
Memphis (Southern Association) sold Eric McNair to Philadelphia Athletics.
Philadelphia Phillies released Elmer Miller.