Games on May 28, 1972

The games of May 28, 1972

13 games were played on May 28, 1972, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 7-2 winners over the Texas Rangers. Runs came easiest when the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 7-6. Decided by a single run were the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 over the Houston Astros, the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the New York Yankees, and the Oakland Athletics 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians 5-1, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 4-1, the California Angels topped the Kansas City Royals 4-2, the Montreal Expos beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5, the San Diego Padres topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5, and the New York Mets fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the San Francisco Giants and the Atlanta Braves. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 27, 1972 and the next, May 29, 1972. The 1972 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.