Games on April 28, 1968

The games of April 28, 1968

14 games were played on April 28, 1968, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Baltimore Orioles' 6-1 win over the Boston Red Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 8-4, the Chicago Cubs over the Houston Astros. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the Baltimore Orioles (3-0), the Washington Senators over the Cleveland Indians (1-0), and the Cleveland Indians over the Washington Senators (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, the California Angels 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics, the New York Mets 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs topped the Houston Astros 5-2, the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 2-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Detroit Tigers, 3-2, the San Francisco Giants topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs, and the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 27, 1968 and the next, Apr 29, 1968. For the wider picture, see the 1968 season.