Games on July 28, 1968

The games of July 28, 1968

On July 28, 1968, 12 games went into the books. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Senators 10-8. Shutouts: the Chicago Cubs over the Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0) and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Atlanta Braves (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the California Angels, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the New York Yankees, and the Oakland Athletics 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Detroit Tigers 5-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Chicago Cubs, 8-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the New York Yankees 4-1, the Houston Astros fell to the San Francisco Giants, 4-2, and the Cincinnati Reds topped the New York Mets 5-3. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs and the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 27, 1968 and the next, Jul 29, 1968. The 1968 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.