Games on June 28, 2001

The games of June 28, 2001

On June 28, 2001, 12 games went into the books. The Kansas City Royals routed the Detroit Tigers 9-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Florida Marlins 8-7. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Milwaukee Brewers (1-0) and the Baltimore Orioles over the Toronto Blue Jays (5-0). The closest finishes were the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 over the Florida Marlins. The rest of the slate: the Texas Rangers beat the Anaheim Angels 6-3, the Atlanta Braves topped the New York Mets 6-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the San Diego Padres 7-4, and the Oakland Athletics topped the Seattle Mariners 6-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Florida Marlins and the Philadelphia Phillies. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 27, 2001 and the next, Jun 29, 2001. For the wider picture, see the 2001 season.