Games on September 5, 1962

The games of September 5, 1962

11 games were played on September 5, 1962, according to Retrosheet. The Boston Red Sox routed the Kansas City Athletics 12-4, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the Minnesota Twins over the Washington Senators. Shutouts went on the board for the Detroit Tigers over the Baltimore Orioles (6-0), the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers (3-0), and the Milwaukee Braves over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-5, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 10-3, the Houston Colt .45's topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3, and the Washington Senators topped the Minnesota Twins 3-0. The Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles, the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, and the Minnesota Twins and the Washington Senators each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 4, 1962 and the next, Sep 6, 1962. The 1962 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.