Games on April 28, 1972

The games of April 28, 1972

On April 28, 1972, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 12-0 winners over the Chicago White Sox. Runs came easiest when the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 13-5. Shutouts went on the board for the Kansas City Royals over the Cleveland Indians (4-0) and the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Diego Padres (3-0). In the other games, the California Angels fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 12-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Chicago Cubs, 10-8, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Houston Astros 7-2, the New York Mets topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Oakland Athletics, 5-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Minnesota Twins, 4-1, the Montreal Expos topped the San Francisco Giants 8-6, and the Texas Rangers topped the Boston Red Sox 9-6. 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, Apr 27, 1972 and the next, Apr 29, 1972. The 1972 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.