Games on June 28, 1964

The games of June 28, 1964

16 games were played on June 28, 1964, according to Retrosheet. The Milwaukee Braves routed the New York Mets 9-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the New York Yankees over the Detroit Tigers. Shutouts went on the board for the Kansas City Athletics over the Los Angeles Angels (4-0), the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0), and the Philadelphia Phillies over the St. Louis Cardinals (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, the Milwaukee Braves 7-6 over the New York Mets, the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the New York Yankees, and the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-5, the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Colt .45's 10-2, the Houston Colt .45's beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 9-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Philadelphia Phillies 8-2, and the Washington Senators fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-4. The Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, the Houston Colt .45's and the Chicago Cubs, and the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Braves each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, 1964 and the next, Jun 29, 1964. For the wider picture, see the 1964 season.