Games on June 16, 1963

The games of June 16, 1963

On June 16, 1963, 20 games went into the books. The Boston Red Sox routed the Baltimore Orioles 8-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-7. Shutouts went on the board for the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Chicago Cubs (2-0), the New York Yankees over the Detroit Tigers (4-0), and the Houston Colt .45's over the San Francisco Giants (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Kansas City Athletics, the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Kansas City Athletics, the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins, and the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the Houston Colt .45's. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Boston Red Sox, 12-5, the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 11-5, the New York Mets fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 10-3, the Washington Senators fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-2, the Washington Senators fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-4, the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-3, the Los Angeles Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 5-3, the Milwaukee Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-4, and the New York Yankees topped the Detroit Tigers 6-3. The Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox, the Kansas City Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, and the New York Mets and the Cincinnati Reds each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 15, 1963 and the next, Jun 17, 1963. The 1963 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.