Games on May 26, 1963

The games of May 26, 1963

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on May 26, 1963. The Detroit Tigers routed the Boston Red Sox 12-3, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians 10-6. The day's shutouts were the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers, the Washington Senators 7-6 over the New York Yankees, the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants, and the New York Mets 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs topped the Houston Colt .45's 5-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-4, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-1, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Los Angeles Angels, 6-4, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins, 5-2, the Milwaukee Braves fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-2, the New York Yankees topped the Washington Senators 7-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the New York Mets 7-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds, the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians, and the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 25, 1963 and the next, May 28, 1963. The 1963 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.