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Boston vs. Chicago: August 20, 1928
SP Dick Alexander could only give us 6.1 innings of work in his start against the Chiefs but the Minutemen still held the lead. Wilbur Laramee pitched in relief and it looked like Boston was going to secure the win. With only a single out to get Laramee decided to pitch to Joe Masters with a runner on. That was a bad decision as Masters hit his 48th homer of the season putting the Chiefs up for good. Tough loss for the boys in this one. 4-3 Loss (63-60)

Boston vs. New York: August 21-24, 1928
After the bad beat from the day before the Minutemen would welcome in the Gothams for a four-game series. The Minutemen wasted little time as they jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 1st inning thanks in part to Charlie Barry’s 31st double of the season. Ray Allen was shaky but effective enough to keep the Minutemen in the contest. Three more runs in the 6th gave the club a 5-3 lead which Dode Jefferis was able to make good as he picked up his 14th save on the season. 6-4 Win. (64-60)

Game two was a pitcher's duel from two of the most unlikely of sources. For Boston Ernie Henderson has shown occasional signs of brilliance but we had not seen one in a while. For New York Bill Ketterman was 2-9 on the season and still getting his feet wet as a starting pitcher. Both pitchers were really good with Henderson just a touch better giving up a single earned run on four hits. The win put Henderson’s record at 11-16 on the year. 2-1 Win. (65-60)

SP Bill Jenkins gave the Minutemen another strong outing as he is once again looking more like the pitcher the organization feels that he is. Jenkins pitched a complete game giving up one earned while fanning eight New York hitters. Homer Krajewski and Paul McLain each had two hits and three RBI’s in the win. 7-1 Win. (66-60)

In the final game of the series the Minutemen needed extra innings to secure the win. Jack Holland was not especially sharp in this one and Dode Jefferis could not hold a one run lead. The offense however did not let the team down as they produced 7 runs on 11 hits. SS Carl Milam’s only hit of the afternoon was the game winner giving the Minutemen a four-game sweep at home. 7-6 Win. (67-60)

Boston vs. St. Louis: August 25, 1928:
Boston SP Dick Alexander was very effective in his complete game victory in the first game of the Minutemen's series against the Pioneers. Alexander did not allow a single run and the Pioneers could only manage six total hits against the 27 year old right hander. Dick Copeland paced the offense with 3 hits and 2 RBI’s as the Minutemen close out the week with their 5th consecutive win. 6-0 Win. (68-60)

GM’s Desk: August 27th, 1928:
5-1 for the week and eight games above .500. I am very pleased with how our team played all week long. We scored 6 or more runs in four out of six games and we even moved into 3rd place in the Association a game in a half behind Detroit. Of course we are 15 games back of Chicago, but that is not a team goal for us at this point. All we are trying to do is finish strong and build that foundation for next season. We are happy to announce that the Springfield Rifles have won the Middle Atlantic League crown. Some people feel that winning at the lower levels is not very important. That it is simply about development. I would agree but I think winning at the lower levels develops winners at the higher ones. So we are very excited organizationally at what the Rifles were able to accomplish. With only eight days left in the minor league season I look forward to doing a full breakdown of each team in a few weeks. We have definitely learned a lot observing their play over the course of the year. One thing is for certain though, with over 20 new additions joining the club through the draft, we will definitely be letting go a number of players from our current rosters.