efore Ernie Banks said, “Let’s play two”, the Boston Braves played two; and again, and again, and again – and when it was over, they had played in nine consecutive doubleheaders in September of 1928.
They didn’t play on nine consecutive days – Boston did not allow Sunday baseball games — but with rainouts and a postponement, the team played 18 games from September 4th-15th. Boston swept one doubleheader, were swept six times and split two – for a 4-14 record – as they were outscored 149-106. After a September 19 game was rained out, the Braves played four more consecutive doubleheaders.
Seven games were made up from earlier rainouts and one game was postponed because of wet field conditions.
