Games on May 31, 1962

8 games

The games of May 31, 1962

8 games were played on May 31, 1962, according to Retrosheet. The Detroit Tigers routed the Chicago White Sox 13-5, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Kansas City Athletics over the Washington Senators (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Houston Colt .45's beat the Chicago Cubs 10-6, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Braves 7-4, and the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the New York Mets 6-3. 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 30, 1962 and the next, Jun 1, 1962. For the wider picture, see the 1962 season.

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