Games on May 6, 1962

The games of May 6, 1962

13 games were played on May 6, 1962, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Los Angeles Angels, 15-7 winners over the Baltimore Orioles. Shutouts: the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds (3-0) and the New York Yankees over the Washington Senators (8-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Milwaukee Braves 3-2 over the Houston Colt .45's. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 7-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the Kansas City Athletics 5-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 10-7, the Houston Colt .45's topped the Milwaukee Braves 9-1, the Washington Senators beat the New York Yankees 4-2, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Mets, 7-5. The Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Houston Colt .45's and the Milwaukee Braves each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 5, 1962 and the next, May 7, 1962. For the wider picture, see the 1962 season.