Games on August 28, 1989

The games of August 28, 1989

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on August 28, 1989. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the San Francisco Giants 9-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-4, the San Diego Padres over the Montreal Expos. The day's shutouts were the New York Mets over the Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0). The closest finishes were the Minnesota Twins 5-4 over the Seattle Mariners and the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the Detroit Tigers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-3, the Houston Astros fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Oakland Athletics, 7-3, the Atlanta Braves topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2, and the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Toronto Blue Jays 8-2. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 27, 1989 and the next, Aug 29, 1989. The 1989 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.