Games on August 3, 1963

The games of August 3, 1963

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