Games on September 11, 1960

The games of September 11, 1960

On September 11, 1960, 11 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 5-0 winners over the Cleveland Indians. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Washington Senators 8-5. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago White Sox over the Boston Red Sox (1-0), the Baltimore Orioles over the Kansas City Athletics (4-0), and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Milwaukee Braves (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants, the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-3, the Washington Senators fell to the Detroit Tigers, 8-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3. The Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox, the San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, and the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 10, 1960 and the next, Sep 12, 1960. The 1960 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.