Games on September 1, 1962

The games of September 1, 1962

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on September 1, 1962. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-2 winners over the Cleveland Indians. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 10-5. One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins, the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Houston Colt .45's, the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Braves 5-3, the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Athletics 3-1, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 10-5, and the Washington Senators beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2. 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 31, 1962 and the next, Sep 2, 1962. For the wider picture, see the 1962 season.