Games on August 28, 1966

The games of August 28, 1966

12 games were played on August 28, 1966, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 8-1 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 7-6. The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Kansas City Athletics 2-1 over the California Angels, the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 8-4, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1, and the Cleveland Indians fell to the Washington Senators, 3-2. The Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, 1966 and the next, Aug 29, 1966. For the wider picture, see the 1966 season.