The Cards blow a 7 – 3 lead and lose to Pittsburgh, 8 – 7. Their lead is cut to 2 1/2 games. Pete Alexander blows the lead, but the loss goes to reliever Art Reinhart. Chick Hafey and Jim Bottomley homer for the Cards, but the Bucs answer with the seven hits from the Waners. Paul, leading the National League with a .381 batting average, has four of them.

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The Cards blow a 7 – 3 lead and lose to Pittsburgh, 8 – 7. Their lead is cut to 2 1/2 games. Pete Alexander blows the lead, but the loss goes to reliever Art Reinhart. Chick Hafey and Jim Bottomley homer for the Cards, but the Bucs answer with the seven hits from the Waners. Paul, leading the National League with a .381 batting average, has four of them.

In Philly, the Braves tally 11 hits and three walks but still get shut out by the Phils’ Ray Benge, 4 – 0. In the nitecap, the Braves are hitless until two are out in the 7th, then take the lead, but the Phils tie it in the 9th on Cy Williams’ homer. Boston wins in 11, 4 – 3.

In Philly, the Braves tally 11 hits and three walks but still get shut out by the Phils’ Ray Benge, 4 – 0. In the nitecap, the Braves are hitless until two are out in the 7th, then take the lead, but the Phils tie it in the 9th on Cy Williams’ homer. Boston wins in 11, 4 – 3.

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In Philly, the Braves tally 11 hits and three walks but still get shut out by the Phils’ Ray Benge, 4 – 0. In the nitecap, the Braves are hitless until two are out in the 7th, then take the lead, but the Phils tie it in the 9th on Cy Williams’ homer. Boston wins in 11, 4 – 3.

Tris Speaker, in his final major league at-bat, is struck out by Red Sox hurler Red Ruffing. The 40 year-old A’s outfielder known as the ‘Grey Eagle’ ends his 22-year Hall of Fame career with a .345 batting average, sixth best in major league history.

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Tris Speaker, in his final major league at-bat, is struck out by Red Sox hurler Red Ruffing. The 40 year-old A’s outfielder known as the ‘Grey Eagle’ ends his 22-year Hall of Fame career with a .345 batting average, sixth best in major league history.

Rube Walberg, Connie Mack, Lefty Grove
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Rube Walberg’s shuts out the Indians 1-0 and scores the run

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  Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page August 24, 1928 – In Philadelphia at Shibe Park‚ the Philadelphia A’s tip the Cleveland Indians‚ 1-0 behind Rube Walberg’s shutout. Rube scores the games only tally on a single by Mickey Cochrane off loser Joe Shaute. The Mackmen…

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.

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.

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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.

The Indians score eight in the 1st and nine in the 2nd in a 24 – 6 win over the Yankees at home. 

The Indians score eight in the 1st and nine in the 2nd in a 24 – 6 win over the Yankees at home. 

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The Indians score eight in the 1st and nine in the 2nd in a 24 – 6 win over the Yankees at home. Johnny Hodapp of the Indians becomes the first American League player to get two hits in an inning twice in a game. He strokes 2 singles in both the 2nd and 6th innings of the game. The Yankees’ lead shrinks from 11 1/2 games to 6 in one week.

41-year-old Ty Cobb of the Philadelphia Athletics makes the final regular start of his Hall of Fame career
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41-year-old Ty Cobb of the Philadelphia Athletics makes the final regular start of his Hall of Fame career

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On July 27, 1928,  At Chicago’s Comiskey Park, 41-year-old Ty Cobb of the Philadelphia Athletics makes the final regular start of his Hall of Fame career. Cobb collects a single and a double before being hit with a pitch in the chest by George “Sarge” Connally. The pitch leaves Cobb with a bad bruise, forcing…

Red Faber of the White Sox comes up to bat in the 8th

Red Faber knocks in the winning runs with a single to center.

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1928 – P Red Faber of the White Sox comes up to bat in the 8th with two runners on base and the game with the Yankees tied, 4 – 4. He swings twice right-handed against righty Wilcy Moore and misses. He then switches to the left side and knocks in the winning runs with a single to center.