Games on June 6, 1962

The games of June 6, 1962

On June 6, 1962, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 7-0 winners over the Kansas City Athletics. The day's shutouts were the Los Angeles Angels over the Chicago White Sox (1-0), the New York Yankees over the Cleveland Indians (5-0), and the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Mets (2-0). The closest finishes were the Washington Senators 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Houston Colt .45's fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 6-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the New York Mets 2-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3, and the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-3. The Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox and the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies 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, Jun 5, 1962 and the next, Jun 7, 1962. For the wider picture, see the 1962 season.