Games on June 22, 1962

The games of June 22, 1962

On June 22, 1962, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Houston Colt .45's, 16-3 winners over the New York Mets. Runs came easiest when the Milwaukee Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 11-9. Shutouts: the New York Mets over the Houston Colt .45's (2-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Los Angeles Angels. The rest of the slate: the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators 6-2, the New York Yankees fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-5, the Minnesota Twins topped the Los Angeles Angels 8-3, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the St. Louis Cardinals 11-3, and the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, the Los Angeles Angels and the Minnesota Twins, and the Houston Colt .45's and the New York Mets. 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 21, 1962 and the next, Jun 23, 1962. For the wider picture, see the 1962 season.