Games on May 26, 1962

The games of May 26, 1962

10 games were played on May 26, 1962, according to Retrosheet. The Boston Red Sox routed the Baltimore Orioles 12-6, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Houston Colt .45's over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Kansas City Athletics 8-7 over the Los Angeles Angels, the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the New York Yankees, the San Francisco Giants 7-6 over the New York Mets, and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Milwaukee Braves. Elsewhere, the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 11-6, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3, and the Washington Senators topped the Cleveland Indians 8-6. 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, May 25, 1962 and the next, May 27, 1962. The 1962 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.