Games on May 28, 1966

The games of May 28, 1966

On May 28, 1966, 11 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 9-2 winners over the Kansas City Athletics. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 8-5. Shutouts: the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Francisco Giants (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins, the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the California Angels, the Houston Astros 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Houston Astros 5-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 7-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 2-2, and the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-1. The Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees played to a 2-2 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Houston Astros. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 27, 1966 and the next, May 29, 1966. For the wider picture, see the 1966 season.