Games on August 28, 1977

The games of August 28, 1977

13 games were played on August 28, 1977, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 11-0 winners over the St. Louis Cardinals. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the California Angels 12-9. The day's shutouts were the Kansas City Royals over the Baltimore Orioles (5-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the Philadelphia Phillies (9-0), and the New York Yankees over the Texas Rangers (1-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Minnesota Twins. Elsewhere, the New York Mets fell to the Atlanta Braves, 6-4, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Chicago White Sox 10-1, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Cleveland Indians, 10-6, the Houston Astros beat the Montreal Expos 7-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the San Diego Padres 10-1, the San Francisco Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 4-1, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2. 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, Aug 27, 1977 and the next, Aug 29, 1977. The 1977 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.