Games on August 2, 1958

The games of August 2, 1958

8 games were played on August 2, 1958, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Milwaukee Braves, 10-0 winners over the San Francisco Giants. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-7. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Cincinnati Redlegs and the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-1, and the Washington Senators topped the Kansas City Athletics 6-3. 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 1, 1958 and the next, Aug 3, 1958. The 1958 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.