Games on July 28, 1965

The games of July 28, 1965

On July 28, 1965, 11 games went into the books. The Chicago Cubs routed the New York Mets 9-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-5, the San Francisco Giants over the St. Louis Cardinals. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the Kansas City Athletics (6-0) and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0). The closest finishes were the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the New York Yankees. Elsewhere, the California Angels fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 7-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-2, the Houston Astros fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 6-4, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1, and the Minnesota Twins topped the Washington Senators 8-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs. 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, Jul 27, 1965 and the next, Jul 29, 1965. The 1965 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.