Games on June 28, 1978

The games of June 28, 1978

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on June 28, 1978. The Milwaukee Brewers routed the New York Yankees 5-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Chicago Cubs over the New York Mets. A shutout went on the board for the Houston Astros over the Cincinnati Reds (3-0). The closest finishes were the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Oakland Athletics 2-1 over the Texas Rangers. The rest of the slate: the California Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 9-5, the New York Yankees fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Montreal Expos 7-5, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-5, the San Diego Padres fell to the San Francisco Giants, 4-2, the San Francisco Giants fell to the San Diego Padres, 4-1, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Baltimore Orioles 3-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, the New York Yankees and the Milwaukee Brewers, and the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres. 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, Jun 27, 1978 and the next, Jun 29, 1978. The 1978 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.