Games on June 28, 1942

The games of June 28, 1942

25 games were played on June 28, 1942, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Chicago White Sox's 13-1 win over the New York Yankees. The highest-scoring game ended 14-13, the Washington Senators over the St. Louis Browns. Shutouts went on the board for the Boston Braves over the Chicago Cubs (3-0), the Philadelphia Athletics over the Detroit Tigers (3-0), and the Philadelphia Stars over the New York Cubans (3-0). The closest finishes were the Birmingham Black Barons 2-1 over the Memphis Red Sox, the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes 7-6 over the Jacksonville Red Caps, and the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox. The rest of the slate: the Birmingham Black Barons topped the Memphis Red Sox 7-4, the Brooklyn Dodgers fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-3, the Boston Braves fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-1, the Kansas City Monarchs topped the Chicago American Giants 9-7, the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes beat the Jacksonville Red Caps 6-4, the New York Yankees fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 8-3, the Detroit Tigers topped the Philadelphia Athletics 3-2, the Newark Eagles beat the Homestead Grays 6-5, and the Homestead Grays topped the Newark Eagles 1-1. The Newark Eagles and the Homestead Grays played to a 1-1 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Memphis Red Sox and the Birmingham Black Barons, the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Braves. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 27, 1942 and the next, Jun 29, 1942. For the wider picture, see the 1942 season.