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Boston @ New York: July 30-31, 1928
After winning the first two games of the series the Minutemen were looking to keep the winning streak going as they sent Ken Murphy to the mound against the Gothams. Murphy received some early support as Homer Krajewski hit a solo shot in the 1st and Charlie Barry added a three run homer in the 3rd. Murphy had a rough 4th inning giving up three earned but the Minutemen were able to add in both the 5th and 7th innings to secure the win. 9-4 Win. (54-50)

In the final game of the series Boston SP Jack Holland was back on track and gave the Minutemen a solid complete game performance. The win would be Holland’s 10th of the season which tied him with Ernie Henderson for team lead. The offensive slugger of the day for Boston was CF Dick Copeland who had two hits and three RBI’s. 6-1 Win. (55-50)

Boston @ Chicago: August 1-3, 1928
Boston continued the road trip with a trip out west to face the FA powerhouse Chicago Chiefs. The Chiefs had won three straight coming into this series and they have had Boston’s number this year with an 11-1 record against them. Ernie Henderson for Boston and Norm Austin for Chicago would square off in the first game. Neither pitcher was all that effective and the offenses ruled the day. Boston would rally for two runs in the top of the 9th to send the game to extra innings but they would fall short as Johnny Rasberry produced the game winning hit for the Chiefs. 6-5 Loss. (55-51)

In the second game of the series the Minutemen would send Ray Allen to the mound. Allen has been an interesting story this season. Some days he is super effective and others he is good for five earned. In the game against the Chiefs, it was the five earned Allen that took the mound. Allen would go seven innings and took the loss. For Chicago, Lou Felkel would pitch a good ballgame and up his record to 16-4 on the season. 5-2 Loss. (55-52)

It was Ken Murphy’s turn to try his luck against the Chicago lineup in the series finale. He pitched well enough to get the win but the Boston offense could not give him the run support he needed for the victory. Joe Masters hit his 43rd homer of the year to put the Chiefs up for good as they picked up the series sweep. 4-3 Loss. (55-53)

Boston @ St. Louis: August 4-5, 1928
After the sweep in Chicago, Boston would continue the road trip with a stop in St. Louis to face the Pioneers. Needing a win pretty badly the Boston offense took out their frustration on the St. Louis pitching staff. Homer Krajewski had four hits, Joe Richards had three hits and a home run. In total the Minutemen scored 11 runs on 17 hits and were able to snap the losing streak. 11-7 Win. (56-53)

Boston could have used some of their offensive output from the game before as they dropped the second game of the series against the Pioneers. Boston SP Ernie Henderson went the distance and only gave up five hits. Unfortunately the three earned runs that were scored off of him were enough to saddle him with the loss. 3-1 Loss. (56-54)

GM’s Desk: August 6th, 1928:
One thing is for certain. We cannot beat the Chiefs this season. We are a putrid 1-14 against them this year. They should send us a fruit basket or something as a thank you for all the wins we have provided them. With only a month left in the minor league season we are going to make a few final roster moves. 32 year old Don Hansen has been released from Denver to make room for Jim Chandler who needs to come back from the IL. Harry Meek was Detroit’s first round pick from last season. When he was released we signed him and put him in the S-A rotation to see how he would hold up. In 66.0 innings he has been probably the best pitcher on the Arlington staff. We are going to promote him to single A to see how he does for the rest of the season. There are a few more moves I have considered but I think we will hold fast for the rest of this season and re-adjust things going into the offseason.