Games on May 28, 1978

The games of May 28, 1978

On May 28, 1978, 16 games went into the books. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 8-7. Shutouts went on the board for the Baltimore Orioles over the Cleveland Indians (3-0), the Chicago White Sox over the Oakland Athletics (4-0), and the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals (2-0). The closest finishes were the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Oakland Athletics. The rest of the slate: the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-3, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the California Angels 6-3, the New York Mets topped the Houston Astros 4-1, the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3, the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5, the Montreal Expos fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the San Diego Padres, 3-1, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cleveland Indians and the Baltimore Orioles, the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, and the Oakland Athletics and the Chicago White Sox. 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, May 27, 1978 and the next, May 29, 1978. For the wider picture, see the 1978 season.