Games on August 9, 1960

The games of August 9, 1960

The schedule for August 9, 1960 lists 9 games. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-0 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the Detroit Tigers (3-0). One-run games: the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Milwaukee Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 7-4, the Cleveland Indians topped the Boston Red Sox 6-3, the Washington Senators beat the Kansas City Athletics 3-1, the Washington Senators fell to the Kansas City Athletics, 8-3, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 7-1. The Washington Senators and the Kansas City Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Aug 8, 1960 and the next, Aug 10, 1960. The 1960 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.