Games on August 28, 1996

The games of August 28, 1996

14 games were played on August 28, 1996, according to Retrosheet. The Seattle Mariners routed the New York Yankees 10-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Colorado Rockies over the Cincinnati Reds. The day's shutouts were the Oakland Athletics over the Baltimore Orioles (3-0) and the Chicago White Sox over the Milwaukee Brewers (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Houston Astros 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs, the Kansas City Royals 4-3 over the Texas Rangers, the Montreal Expos 6-5 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the San Diego Padres 3-2 over the New York Mets. Elsewhere, the California Angels fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-4, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 9-3, the Atlanta Braves topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-4, the San Francisco Giants topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6, the Florida Marlins topped the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 6-1. 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, Aug 27, 1996 and the next, Aug 29, 1996. For the wider picture, see the 1996 season.