Games on July 28, 1978

The games of July 28, 1978

15 games were played on July 28, 1978, according to Retrosheet. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the Cincinnati Reds 12-2, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Kansas City Royals over the Boston Red Sox (4-0) and the Chicago Cubs over the San Francisco Giants (1-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the California Angels, the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners, and the Houston Astros 4-3 over the New York Mets. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves beat the Montreal Expos 6-4, the Montreal Expos topped the Atlanta Braves 4-1, the Texas Rangers topped the Chicago White Sox 9-5, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3, the Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees 7-5, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the San Diego Padres, 8-3, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Montreal Expos and the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 27, 1978 and the next, Jul 29, 1978. The 1978 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.