Games on May 28, 1979

The games of May 28, 1979

On May 28, 1979, 11 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Chicago White Sox's 6-1 win over the Cleveland Indians. Runs came easiest when the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 10-7. The closest finishes were the Kansas City Royals 5-4 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the San Diego Padres 5-4 over the Houston Astros. Elsewhere, the New York Mets fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Atlanta Braves, 4-1, the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2, and the Detroit Tigers topped the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2. 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, May 27, 1979 and the next, May 29, 1979. For the wider picture, see the 1979 season.