Games on August 28, 1961

5 games

The games of August 28, 1961

Retrosheet's records show 5 games on August 28, 1961. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-1 winners over the Los Angeles Angels. One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Kansas City Athletics and the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 7-1 and the Detroit Tigers beat the Washington Senators 7-3. Every regular-season game on the date was won by the visiting club. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 27, 1961 and the next, Aug 29, 1961. The 1961 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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