Games on August 28, 1968

The games of August 28, 1968

13 games were played on August 28, 1968, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-0 winners over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The highest-scoring game ended 8-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Chicago Cubs. A shutout went on the board for the Chicago White Sox over the New York Yankees (3-0). One-run games: the Washington Senators 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins, the Atlanta Braves 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the Houston Astros. In the other games, the Oakland Athletics topped the Boston Red Sox 5-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the California Angels 6-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4, the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 8-3, the Cincinnati Reds topped the New York Mets 5-2, and the Atlanta Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 9-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Mets, and the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 27, 1968 and the next, Aug 29, 1968. For the wider picture, see the 1968 season.