Games on July 31, 1960

The games of July 31, 1960

On July 31, 1960, 12 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Cardinals' 9-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The highest-scoring game ended 9-6, the Detroit Tigers over the Boston Red Sox. Shutouts: the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Athletics (6-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 8-4, the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Braves 7-5, the New York Yankees fell to the Kansas City Athletics, 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3, the Washington Senators fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-2, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Washington Senators 9-5. The Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, the Kansas City Athletics and the New York Yankees, and the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 30, 1960 and the next, Aug 1, 1960. The 1960 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.