Games on September 8, 1962

The games of September 8, 1962

The schedule for September 8, 1962 lists 11 games. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 9-2 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Decided by a single run were the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles, the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Kansas City Athletics, and the Houston Colt .45's 4-3 over the New York Mets. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox beat the Washington Senators 6-3, the Houston Colt .45's beat the New York Mets 6-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1, the Milwaukee Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-4, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 7-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Mets and the Houston Colt .45's. 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 7, 1962 and the next, Sep 9, 1962. For the wider picture, see the 1962 season.