Games on September 28, 1996

The games of September 28, 1996

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on September 28, 1996. The Milwaukee Brewers routed the Detroit Tigers 7-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs. The day's shutouts were the Atlanta Braves over the Montreal Expos (4-0). The closest finishes were the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals, the Minnesota Twins 7-6 over the Chicago White Sox, the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the California Angels, and the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Toronto Blue Jays. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 4-2, the San Francisco Giants topped the Colorado Rockies 8-5, the Houston Astros beat the Florida Marlins 5-1, the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2, the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2, the Seattle Mariners topped the Oakland Athletics 5-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 27, 1996 and the next, Sep 29, 1996. For the wider picture, see the 1996 season.