Games on September 3, 1962

The games of September 3, 1962

Retrosheet's records show 18 games on September 3, 1962. The New York Yankees routed the Los Angeles Angels 8-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 8-5. Shutouts: the Detroit Tigers over the Baltimore Orioles (1-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the Milwaukee Braves (3-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the New York Mets (2-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox, the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Houston Colt .45's, and the Los Angeles Angels 6-5 over the New York Yankees. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Detroit Tigers, 4-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Kansas City Athletics 3-1, the Houston Colt .45's fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3, the New York Mets fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-4, the Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-2, the Washington Senators fell to the Minnesota Twins, 9-3, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Washington Senators 4-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles, the Kansas City Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, and the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox. 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, Sep 2, 1962 and the next, Sep 4, 1962. The 1962 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.