Monday, August 28, 2006
8/28/06 games
Jays (43%) vs. Indians (57%)Red Sox (21.9%) vs. Athletics (78.1%)
Angels (41.4%) vs. Mariners (58.6%)
Phillies (19.7%) vs. Mets (80.3%)
Cubs (17%) vs. Pirates (83%)
Brewers (18%) vs. Marlins (82%)
Padres (55.7%) vs. D-Backs (44.3%)
Reds (22%) vs. Dodgers (88%)
This Date in Baseball History
-1926: Emil Lessen pitches and wins two complete games against the Red Sox, 6-1 and 5-1. The Indians' pitcher did not strike out any batters during his doubleheader sweep.
-1971: Phillies' pitcher Rick Wise hits two home runs, including a grand slam, leading to his 7-3 defeat of the Giants. Five weeks earlier, Wise also hit two homers against the Reds and no-hit the team on the same day, 4-0.
-1992: In a 22-2 rout, the Blue Jays pitching staff gives up 31 hits, 22 of which are singles, to help the Brewers set an American League record.
-1999: The Red Sox defeat the Angels 7-6. With Tim Wakefield and Steve Sparks as the starting pitchers, this was believed to be the 27th matchup of knuckleballers in history.
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