Games on July 4, 1962

The games of July 4, 1962

The schedule for July 4, 1962 lists 18 games. The widest margin belonged to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 16-1 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the Detroit Tigers (1-0), the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Houston Colt .45's (7-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Milwaukee Braves (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Houston Colt .45's. In the other games, the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4, the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 9-5, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Chicago White Sox 7-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 8-6, the Cleveland Indians topped the Detroit Tigers 6-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-3, the New York Yankees fell to the Kansas City Athletics, 11-1, the New York Yankees topped the Kansas City Athletics 7-3, and the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 11-4. The Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox, the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox, and the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians 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, Jul 3, 1962 and the next, Jul 5, 1962. The 1962 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.