Games on August 26, 1962

The games of August 26, 1962

The schedule for August 26, 1962 lists 14 games. The most lopsided result was the Los Angeles Dodgers' 16-5 win over the New York Mets. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Red Sox (4-0), the Los Angeles Angels over the Chicago White Sox (4-0), and the Minnesota Twins over the Kansas City Athletics (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the New York Yankees, the Houston Colt .45's 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Milwaukee Braves fell to the Chicago Cubs, 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Houston Colt .45's, 6-4, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 10-5, the Detroit Tigers topped the Washington Senators 5-3, the Washington Senators beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Houston Colt .45's and the Cincinnati Reds, the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, and the Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 25, 1962 and the next, Aug 27, 1962. For the wider picture, see the 1962 season.