Games on July 4, 1963

The games of July 4, 1963

17 games were played on July 4, 1963, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 9-1 winners over the Chicago White Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 10-7, the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the New York Mets (3-0) and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the New York Mets, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Washington Senators 2-1 over the Kansas City Athletics, and the Washington Senators 3-2 over the Kansas City Athletics. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-4, the Cleveland Indians topped the Boston Red Sox 7-5, the Detroit Tigers topped the Minnesota Twins 5-3, the Detroit Tigers topped the Minnesota Twins 3-1, the Houston Colt .45's topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-2, the Houston Colt .45's beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the New York Yankees 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the Milwaukee Braves, 6-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs, the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, and the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers. 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, Jul 3, 1963 and the next, Jul 5, 1963. The 1963 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.