Games on April 22, 1962

The games of April 22, 1962

On April 22, 1962, 13 games went into the books. The Kansas City Athletics routed the Chicago White Sox 7-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-5, the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals. A shutout went on the board for the Minnesota Twins over the Los Angeles Angels (5-0). The closest finishes were the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Houston Colt .45's and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the New York Mets. Elsewhere, the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 8-6, the Kansas City Athletics topped the Chicago White Sox 7-5, the Cincinnati Reds topped the San Francisco Giants 6-4, the Milwaukee Braves topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 7-5, the New York Yankees fell to the Cleveland Indians, 9-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-1, and the Baltimore Orioles topped the Washington Senators 8-3. The Kansas City Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, and the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Apr 21, 1962 and the next, Apr 23, 1962. The 1962 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.