Games on August 7, 1960

The games of August 7, 1960

On August 7, 1960, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Cincinnati Reds, 18-4 winners over the St. Louis Cardinals. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the Detroit Tigers (1-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Washington Senators, the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Kansas City Athletics, the Milwaukee Braves 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Washington Senators fell to the Chicago White Sox, 9-7, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians 8-6, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians 9-2, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-2, the New York Yankees fell to the Kansas City Athletics, 13-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 4-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 7-5, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox, the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians, and the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 6, 1960 and the next, Aug 8, 1960. The 1960 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.