Games on July 28, 1989

The games of July 28, 1989

On July 28, 1989, 16 games went into the books. The Milwaukee Brewers routed the Texas Rangers 15-3, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Cardinals over the Montreal Expos (2-0). One-run games: the California Angels 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the New York Mets, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Atlanta Braves 4-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-4, the Minnesota Twins topped the Detroit Tigers 7-3, the Houston Astros fell to the San Francisco Giants, 3-2, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the New York Yankees 6-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the Seattle Mariners 8-7, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-1, and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1. The Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 27, 1989 and the next, Jul 29, 1989. The 1989 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.