Games on August 4, 1962

The games of August 4, 1962

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on August 4, 1962. The most lopsided result was the New York Mets' 9-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. A shutout went on the board for the St. Louis Cardinals over the Houston Colt .45's (2-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the New York Yankees, the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the New York Mets 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the San Francisco Giants 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Los Angeles Angels 3-1, the Washington Senators beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3, the Kansas City Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians 8-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3, the Milwaukee Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 7-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Phillies and the Milwaukee Braves and the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Mets. 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, Aug 3, 1962 and the next, Aug 5, 1962. For the wider picture, see the 1962 season.