Games on August 3, 1958

The games of August 3, 1958

On August 3, 1958, 16 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Kansas City Athletics' 12-0 win over the Washington Senators. The highest-scoring game ended 12-10, the Chicago Cubs over the Philadelphia Phillies. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the New York Yankees (4-0), the Milwaukee Braves over the San Francisco Giants (6-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Washington Senators 4-3 over the Kansas City Athletics, and the Milwaukee Braves 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox topped the New York Yankees 3-1, the Cincinnati Redlegs fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-6, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Cincinnati Redlegs, 3-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Baltimore Orioles 4-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-2, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Redlegs, and the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 2, 1958 and the next, Aug 4, 1958. For the wider picture, see the 1958 season.