Games on August 19, 1962

The games of August 19, 1962

12 games were played on August 19, 1962, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the New York Yankees' 21-7 win over the Kansas City Athletics. One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians, the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Houston Colt .45's, and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 11-5, the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 8-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-1, the Washington Senators fell to the Los Angeles Angels, 5-2, the Minnesota Twins topped the Boston Red Sox 4-2, the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4, the Milwaukee Braves topped the San Francisco Giants 13-8, and the New York Mets fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 10-5. The Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Aug 18, 1962 and the next, Aug 20, 1962. The 1962 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.