Games on August 1, 1962

The games of August 1, 1962

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on August 1, 1962. The Detroit Tigers routed the Kansas City Athletics 9-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 11-9. Shutouts went on the board for the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox (1-0) and the Milwaukee Braves over the Houston Colt .45's (3-0). The closest finishes were the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Kansas City Athletics, and the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Minnesota Twins, 3-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Los Angeles Angels, 8-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-1, the Washington Senators fell to the New York Yankees, 6-4, and the New York Yankees beat the Washington Senators 5-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Los Angeles Angels and the Cleveland Indians, the Kansas City Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, and the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 31, 1962 and the next, Aug 2, 1962. For the wider picture, see the 1962 season.