The record for July 28 in baseball history — 12 milestones, 16 debuts, 23 final games, 41 births, 29 deaths and 1,396 games played.
Dennis Martínez threw a perfect game for the Montreal Expos against the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 28, 1991, winning 2–0.
Charlie Keller hit three home runs for the New York Yankees against the Chicago White Sox on July 28, 1940.
Dusty Rhodes hit three home runs for the New York Giants against the St. Louis Cardinals on July 28, 1954.
Jim Fregosi hit for the cycle for the Los Angeles Angels against the New York Yankees on July 28, 1964.
Blue Moon Odom and Francisco Barrios threw a combined no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox against the Oakland Athletics on July 28, 1976, winning 2–1.
Dave Kingman hit three home runs for the Chicago Cubs against the New York Mets on July 28, 1979.
Dennis Martínez threw a perfect game for the Montreal Expos against the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 28, 1991, winning 2–0.
Travis Fryman hit for the cycle for the Detroit Tigers against the New York Yankees on July 28, 1993.
Kenny Rogers threw a perfect game for the Texas Rangers against the California Angels on July 28, 1994, winning 4–0.
Vinny Castilla hit three home runs for the Houston Astros against the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 28, 2001.
Luke Scott hit for the cycle for the Houston Astros against the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 28, 2006.
Ike Davis hit three home runs for the New York Mets against the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 28, 2012.
Xavier Edwards hit for the cycle for the Miami Marlins against the Milwaukee Brewers on July 28, 2024.
Tim Donahue made a major-league debut on July 28, 1891.
Solly Hofman made a major-league debut on July 28, 1903.
Jack Rothrock made a major-league debut on July 28, 1925.
Earl Wilson made a major-league debut on July 28, 1959.
Dave May made a major-league debut on July 28, 1967.
Lerrin LaGrow made a major-league debut on July 28, 1970.
Andre Thornton made a major-league debut on July 28, 1973.
Paul Mirabella made a major-league debut on July 28, 1978.
Al Martin made a major-league debut on July 28, 1992.
Brad Ausmus made a major-league debut on July 28, 1993.
Armando Benítez made a major-league debut on July 28, 1994.
Paul Byrd made a major-league debut on July 28, 1995.
B. J. Ryan made a major-league debut on July 28, 1999.
Joel Hanrahan made a major-league debut on July 28, 2007.
Fernando Abad made a major-league debut on July 28, 2010.
Domonic Brown made a major-league debut on July 28, 2010.
Lip Pike played a final major-league game on July 28, 1887.
Frank Emmer played a final major-league game on July 28, 1926.
Frank O'Rourke played a final major-league game on July 28, 1931.
Bennie Tate played a final major-league game on July 28, 1934.
Roy Mahaffey played a final major-league game on July 28, 1936.
Oral Hildebrand played a final major-league game on July 28, 1940.
Jess Dobernic played a final major-league game on July 28, 1949.
Johnny Groth played a final major-league game on July 28, 1960.
Eddie Yost played a final major-league game on July 28, 1962.
Woodie Fryman played a final major-league game on July 28, 1983.
Bill Caudill played a final major-league game on July 28, 1987.
Johnnie LeMaster played a final major-league game on July 28, 1987.
Dave Engle played a final major-league game on July 28, 1989.
Milt Thompson played a final major-league game on July 28, 1996.
Desi Relaford played a final major-league game on July 28, 2007.
Bob Howry played a final major-league game on July 28, 2010.
Jason Lane played a final major-league game on July 28, 2014.
Brian Roberts played a final major-league game on July 28, 2014.
Dan Johnson played a final major-league game on July 28, 2015.
Wandy Rodríguez played a final major-league game on July 28, 2015.
C. J. Wilson played a final major-league game on July 28, 2015.
Peter Moylan played a final major-league game on July 28, 2018.
Jake Diekman played a final major-league game on July 28, 2024.
Tampa Bay Rays 4, New York Yankees 2.
Boston Red Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 5.
Atlanta Braves 10, Kansas City Royals 7.
Washington Nationals 2, Houston Astros 1.
Arizona Diamondbacks 1, Detroit Tigers 5.
Colorado Rockies 8, Cleveland Guardians 6.
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Chicago White Sox 6.
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Baltimore Orioles 11.
Seattle Mariners 3, Athletics 1.
Texas Rangers 4, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 6.
Miami Marlins 1, St. Louis Cardinals 7.
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, San Francisco Giants 5.
These are the 12 most recent of 1,396 games played on this date. The sections above lead with what made the day matter.
41 players were born on July 28; these are the 24 best known.
29 players died on July 28; these are the 24 best known.