Games on September 28, 1976

The games of September 28, 1976

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on September 28, 1976. The Texas Rangers routed the Minnesota Twins 7-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 7-5. Shutouts: the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians (4-0), the Houston Astros over the Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0), and the Oakland Athletics over the Kansas City Royals (1-0). One-run games: the New York Mets 5-4 over the Montreal Expos and the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the San Diego Padres. Elsewhere, the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-5, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-1, the Montreal Expos beat the New York Mets 4-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-1, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-3. The Milwaukee Brewers and the Baltimore Orioles, the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, and the Montreal Expos and the New York Mets 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, Sep 27, 1976 and the next, Sep 29, 1976. The 1976 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.