Games on May 31, 1963

The games of May 31, 1963

10 games were played on May 31, 1963, according to Retrosheet. The Chicago White Sox routed the Boston Red Sox 6-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Athletics beat the Washington Senators 9-3. Shutouts went on the board for the New York Yankees over the Cleveland Indians (4-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the New York Mets (2-0). One-run games: the Houston Colt .45's 3-2 over the Milwaukee Braves, the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4, the Los Angeles Angels topped the Baltimore Orioles 7-4, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1. 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, May 30, 1963 and the next, Jun 1, 1963. For the wider picture, see the 1963 season.