Games on August 28, 1971

The games of August 28, 1971

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on August 28, 1971. The widest margin belonged to the New York Mets, 9-2 winners over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Runs came easiest when the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 9-8. The day's shutouts were the Milwaukee Brewers over the Baltimore Orioles (3-0), the Houston Astros over the Pittsburgh Pirates (4-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds (4-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, the Kansas City Royals 4-3 over the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Milwaukee Brewers 9-4, the California Angels fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-2, the Washington Senators fell to the Oakland Athletics, 10-6, the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 7-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Milwaukee Brewers and the Baltimore Orioles, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets, and the San Francisco Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies. 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, Aug 27, 1971 and the next, Aug 29, 1971. The 1971 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.