Games on June 17, 1962

The games of June 17, 1962

On June 17, 1962, 14 games went into the books. The Cleveland Indians routed the New York Yankees 6-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 10-6. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the Detroit Tigers (5-0). One-run games: the Los Angeles Angels 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago Cubs 8-7 over the New York Mets, the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the New York Mets, and the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Washington Senators. The rest of the slate: the Los Angeles Angels topped the Chicago White Sox 5-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the New York Yankees 6-3, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 8-5, the Houston Colt .45's fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Braves 7-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-3. The Los Angeles Angels and the Chicago White Sox, the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, and the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 16, 1962 and the next, Jun 18, 1962. For the wider picture, see the 1962 season.