Games on August 31, 1960

The games of August 31, 1960

On August 31, 1960, 10 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Kansas City Athletics, 6-0 winners over the New York Yankees. Runs came easiest when the Milwaukee Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 11-7. The day's shutouts were the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Athletics (1-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Milwaukee Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Washington Senators 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Cleveland Indians 6-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Milwaukee Braves and the Chicago Cubs and the Kansas City Athletics and the New York Yankees. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 30, 1960 and the next, Sep 1, 1960. For the wider picture, see the 1960 season.