Games on June 5, 1960

The games of June 5, 1960

The schedule for June 5, 1960 lists 13 games. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 9-0 winners over the Detroit Tigers. The highest-scoring game ended 12-8, the Chicago Cubs over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the Kansas City Athletics (2-0), the Chicago White Sox over the Kansas City Athletics (2-0), and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0). The closest finishes were the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Milwaukee Braves, the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 over the Washington Senators. Elsewhere, the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 7-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 4-1, the New York Yankees topped the Boston Red Sox 8-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 9-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Kansas City Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, and the Cincinnati Reds and the Milwaukee Braves. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 4, 1960 and the next, Jun 6, 1960. The 1960 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.