Games on July 2, 1962

The games of July 2, 1962

The schedule for July 2, 1962 lists 12 games. Runs came easiest when the New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 8-5. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0) and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins, the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox. Elsewhere, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Houston Colt .45's 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-1, the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Athletics 8-4, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 7-3, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Washington Senators 2-1. The Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers 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, Jul 1, 1962 and the next, Jul 3, 1962. For the wider picture, see the 1962 season.