Games on September 2, 1962

The games of September 2, 1962

10 games were played on September 2, 1962, according to Retrosheet. The Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Milwaukee Braves 8-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 10-8. One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Kansas City Athletics, and the New York Mets 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins, 5-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Houston Colt .45's, 3-1, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Cleveland Indians 4-1, the San Francisco Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds 6-4, and the Washington Senators fell to the Los Angeles Angels, 4-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians. 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, Sep 1, 1962 and the next, Sep 3, 1962. For the wider picture, see the 1962 season.