Games on April 28, 1957

The games of April 28, 1957

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on April 28, 1957. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the New York Giants 11-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7. Shutouts went on the board for the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs (4-0), the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians (2-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Brooklyn Dodgers (3-0). One-run games: the Washington Senators 7-6 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Washington Senators, the Milwaukee Braves 3-2 over the Cincinnati Redlegs, and the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Athletics 5-3, and the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 3-2. The Washington Senators and the Baltimore Orioles, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, and the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 27, 1957 and the next, Apr 30, 1957. The 1957 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.